Whoa...

[airINDIA]

This was totally unforeseen, wouldn't you say? What do you guys think? I think there's more to "I want to concentrate on my batting" claim by Dravid. I can't find it yet, but I'll find a link when somebody on cricinfo had given stats about how Dravid's batting average is better as a captain in both forms of the game.

I smell something fishy, don't you guys?

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Rahul Dravid has resigned as India captain with immediate effect. In a letter written to the Indian board, he has asked to be relieved of the captaincy before Australia's forthcoming tour of India, beginning later this month.

"I enjoyed the captaincy, I loved it, but it can get tough after a while and some of the enjoyment can go away," Dravid told BBC. "So I thought it was the right time to step aside.''

Here's (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/310880.html) more...

[KaamDev]

Bring Dada again..........and chappel too...............:tongue:

[DreamWeaver]

I always thot RD was a misfit in that position. Lone nice guy amongst all the bureaucrats struggling to find his way through the system.

Sachin: naah... captaincy always looked like a burden on him.

Dhoni: I thot they were kidding! Cant imagine MSD calling the shots in the presence of Sachin/Dada/RD. And how is the poor jharkhandi gonna deal with that snake-pit called bcci??

Dada: well under the circumstances and looking at what happened to RD, he is the best of the lot...

I think RD was the only ray of hope if we looked for a person capable of turning the Indian team into a professional outfit albeit with some help. Now if he thinks its a distant dream then it probably is one!

Sad...

Rugby world cup is on currently. What a stark contrast I must say. Picture perfect is the word, atleast till now... No wonder its the 2nd most watched sporting event after fifa.

[funnyfaridabadi]

Bhaiya resign kar diya to achchhi baat hai, naye logo ko mauka do...

[airINDIA]

Very well summed DW... :thumbup:

Left out one important piece of the puzzle, though: Yuvraj Singh.

He looks to be the only sane choice left, even though I think it would've been a better move if he'd been given another year or so to act as a deputy of a senior (the keyword here is "senior", not as a deputy of MSD or others "junior" players) captain.

:bringon:

[DreamWeaver]

Yuvi:

I hav sum friends from chandigarh and they seem to have seen/met him quite often. The word they use to describe yuvi is: Fookra :tongue:
They share sum incidents to back that...

[greatalok]

Discussion Closed - Dhoni it is - for a long time to come :)

[jhoomroo]

fookra???:blink:...

[leleram]

fookra???:blink:...

fookra = tharki ka chhota bhai:D

[airINDIA]

Discussion Closed - Dhoni it is - for a long time to come :)

Well said...:adore: