dhoni tops icc rankings

well to all the cricket lovers i just want to say that if he performs well in the sub-continent, west indies and on flat tracks and even if he doesn't perform in australia, england then also he will be a very good player as no player performs in each and every county.

by the way when r india tourin countries which r having fast and bouncy pitches

Dhoni's a good prospect , nothing more just yet. I expect him to do well in the Caribbean too , flat tracks , weak attacks , he'll score runs.

The real test comes later , and everyone with a cricket brain knows where those tests will be.

Thanks wiseguy. Everybody thinks he's bad at batting and at wicket keeping.

He got 1st place after they finished series with England, and after that they haven't played, Australia played with BANGLADESH, what do you think Australia wasn't going to make good scores.
I hope Dhoni does well in West Indies.

Getting on top is easier but keeping the top position is really a tough job. Dhoni is a slog, not a proper batsman. He got to the top quickly, playing on the flats batting tracks, but i can bet he wouldn't remain there for long, because in the long run no slogger could survive at the top. You need to have some technique and skills to be a great batsman.

Well to be honest , I never suspected him to be at the top so soon, but the guy has an amazing run, infact whatever his technical faults may be (almost every great has a few), he has been consistant and lucky to have had the longest run on the home amd home like soil, and you never know he proves a same average outside, Yes we should not compare with the cricket greats, as it would take another few years, but under given set of ranking rules, he has proven to be the no.1 and we have to accept it.

Ricky Ponting against Bangladesh on Wednesday should pass him but then when Dhoni plays west indies he'l pass him again

With his lack of conventional technique it would  not be a surprose if he struggled against pace and sea, particularly swing at pace in England. His footwork is iffy and he has not really been able to show adaptability as of yet.. My guess is that he will fail in places liek ENgland where it seams and Aust where the bounce can be awkward, particularly to inexperienced players or wristy batsmen.

Dhoni has not put a foot wrong most of the time so far, but for skill, adaptabilty, experience and discipline there are many ahead of him at this point in time.

yep, same thoughts for myself clobber! i wil be very interested to see how his technique works against a seaming wicket in england!

its all opinions on here so y are all the indian fans gettin sooooooooo worked up about some even maybe considering dhoni not to be the most amazing player in the world!

Very funny looks like this is a touchy subject for you guys!

well we love only those players who have played well for india. we also criticise the players who don't perform. but i think u should also learn to respect a player who has performed well. i don't want this topic to get heated but i will like to say that just think abt the stats of a player in 20 odd matches  and so what if he plays in the subcontinent. is it useless to perform in the subcontinent?

I'm non-indian and I love all the players from India especially Mahendra Dhoni

Edited by ANIL KUMBLE

well from the few messages posted over here i feel that all the non-indian members r anti-dhoni. anyways dhoni will have to prove that he can play even in the sub-continent and then i hope he may gain repect among the non-indian members

Yep your right, but you cant say that the rankings don't matter just for that.