Cricket is a game, which is played to enjoy a sport, but sadly, Indians have taken it a bit too far. With many news channels, getting new topic to up their TRPs, and newspapers getting something to munch and get response, it is obvious why they are all making a hullabaloo about Dhoni and his captaincy. It is only a ploy to get many readers. This was outrageous, as to how they go on criticize the captain of Indian cricket team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is and always will be the best captain to have happened to the Indian cricket team.
As far as I observed, Azharuddin was poor with motivation, but had good command over his team, nobody argued his plan, While Sachin was too happy to be the captain, but, he started to feel the pressure of being a captain soon after, which affected his performance. Then came, Sourav Ganguly, who managed very well, for sometime, but when aggression took over, the team completely lost the team spirit. It was often individual play than, performance as a team, under his captaincy.
When Dhoni entered the scene, it was the first time, that a team started performing as a team, and he tried keep all the teammates in a tender and close knit relationship, which would be evident, when the team performed on field. Dhoni never showed his power, it was always gestures that spoke.
He is the only captain, who did not have his performance, get affected, due to captaincy. The most admirable characteristic I found about him was, His way of trusting newbies in cricket. Who would risk such a thing, when a match is at stake, but this endeavor when successful, is applauded by the media and critics, but when it backfires, they are all out there to blame him. It is too bad, that Indian audience, which is cricket crazy, is only interested in winning games, than ranking of a team or its improved performance and morale.
I may be wrong, but this is what I feel about Dhoni and his captaincy. Do support the team and his captain, who has sailed the team through the rough times, with such determination.
As far as I observed, Azharuddin was poor with motivation, but had good command over his team, nobody argued his plan, While Sachin was too happy to be the captain, but, he started to feel the pressure of being a captain soon after, which affected his performance. Then came, Sourav Ganguly, who managed very well, for sometime, but when aggression took over, the team completely lost the team spirit. It was often individual play than, performance as a team, under his captaincy.
When Dhoni entered the scene, it was the first time, that a team started performing as a team, and he tried keep all the teammates in a tender and close knit relationship, which would be evident, when the team performed on field. Dhoni never showed his power, it was always gestures that spoke.
He is the only captain, who did not have his performance, get affected, due to captaincy. The most admirable characteristic I found about him was, His way of trusting newbies in cricket. Who would risk such a thing, when a match is at stake, but this endeavor when successful, is applauded by the media and critics, but when it backfires, they are all out there to blame him. It is too bad, that Indian audience, which is cricket crazy, is only interested in winning games, than ranking of a team or its improved performance and morale.
I may be wrong, but this is what I feel about Dhoni and his captaincy. Do support the team and his captain, who has sailed the team through the rough times, with such determination.
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