Kolkata, September 03: Former skipper Sourav Ganguly feels that current captain of Team India Mahendra Singh Dhoni would face a ”challenge” after retirement of the senior players.
The young brigade of Indian cricketers falling short of expectation. They recently lost the Triangular series to host Sri Lanka.
Ganguly believes that Dhoni’s biggest challenge will be in the coming one or two years when Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman retire.
”Next year, we have about five away series and it will be a test of his captaincy and players. His future as Indian captain will be determined,” Ganguly told a television channel.
The former skipper also said Dhoni should bat higher up the order rather than down at 5 or 6. Referring to Dhoni’s statement of ‘too much of cricket’ after the debacle in the World Twenty20, Ganguly said,”Dhoni is a mature cricketer but sometimes he makes immature comments. If they will not play, somebody else will fit in. ”This is the time to play.”
He held that selectors should pick the side on basis of performance, but not on age. ”It’s Sachin Tendulkar who is still your best, while for the Aussies it’s Ricky Ponting who is still taking the team through. And, remember Laxman’s contribution in saving the series in Sri Lanka,” he said.
–UNI