OverratedSanity
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Mitch kinda looks like this guy from Dragon AgePonting always reminded me of Just William.
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Dhoni retires from Test Cricket
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OverratedSanity
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Woah that's a ****ing huge pic
flibbertyjibber
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A less intelligent looking version.
Teja.
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Dhoni a better bloke though.
Swingpanzee
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Ah but then again Kohli is 25. Young bloke, in his peak, in good form with the bat; 'course he'd want to be out there.
To me it seemed as the years went by that Dhoni seeming to "care less" was simply because he was losing interest in the game. Test cricket is a hard, hard game on the body, and the mind even more so and imagine if you captained in a series where you were whitewashed 4-0 not once but twice. I'm not surprised if he stopped caring about test cricket after England 2011. Then again he was always quite inept a tactician in overseas test series, and he deserves to cop a fair deal of criticism for India's poor record over the last 4 years.
GotSpin
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And thats why he needed to piss off
This is awesome if overdue news! He was never much of a Test bat, always an indifferent glove-man and tactically clueless without Zaheer to lead and guide the attack. Hopefully this is also the first step in dismantling the BCCI-CSK-Srini-Dhoni incestuous nexus. Hopefully he gives up captaincy in the limited over affairs too.
That said would love to see him for a long time in limited overs cricket - as a non-captain.
That said would love to see him for a long time in limited overs cricket - as a non-captain.
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ankitj
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No sentimental farewell for a practical man | Cricket Features | Australia v India | ESPN Cricinfo
Nice article. Talks about how Dhoni has always been a practical individual and detached player. He's never been the kind of guy who would get sleepless nights due to anxiety or would rehearse award acceptance speeches in his mind. He played cricket with sense of duty, gave it all he could and then just went away leaving it all there.
Nice article. Talks about how Dhoni has always been a practical individual and detached player. He's never been the kind of guy who would get sleepless nights due to anxiety or would rehearse award acceptance speeches in his mind. He played cricket with sense of duty, gave it all he could and then just went away leaving it all there.
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ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, we will get the most out of him if he is not the captain.
weldone
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Saha is clearly the best man for the job by far. And he's not very old. He is likely to serve for as long as someone like Vijay, for example.
vic_orthdox
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Lets be honest, at least when another team is on top, you won't be seeing fields out waiting for a mistake as much. Yes, you still need to be defensive when there's a decent partnership put together, but it's not literally waiting for a mistake, you still have to use at least one or two fielders trying to get you a wicket.
I think that's what most cricket fans found frustrating against Dhoni; I don't think we'll be seeing as many of the 200+ scores against India away which were actually no fun to watch (e.g. Cook in 2011).
I think that's what most cricket fans found frustrating against Dhoni; I don't think we'll be seeing as many of the 200+ scores against India away which were actually no fun to watch (e.g. Cook in 2011).
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
My impression of Dhoni was a great leader, but very stubborn/rigid with his thought processes, had his ideas and didn't like changing them. And his ideas in general don't mesh with test cricket. As a batter he's an Indian caricature, amazing wrists and ability on subcontinent wickets, useless against bounce and swing.
I'm really curious to see how Kohli deals with test captaincy, and how it effects his batting. Could go either way.
I'm really curious to see how Kohli deals with test captaincy, and how it effects his batting. Could go either way.
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silentstriker
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As a leader of men, he was fantastic.