Who is the best captian of india?

I would Say that dravis and ganguly are better

Certainly not Dravid.

What a bad decision to make England bat first in the last Test

 

ganguly was their best ever captain

this is a rubbish poll.ganguly is not in the options.

he was the one who improved the team and brought it to a new level.he was made the captain when the indian team was surrounded by controversies.he didn't have any good players with him.but with his aggresiveness he developed a team which had the powers to challenge a team like aus.

dravid has got an experienced side.he has got players like tendulkar,yuvi,pathan etc who helps him win the match.many would say dravid but it was ganguly who crafted the team in such a way that we could now dream to win the w.c.

Originally posted by Doctor Certainly not Dravid. What a bad decision to make England bat first in the last Test

And how many decisions has he made like that then - just 1?

Not every captain has made the right decision on what to do after winning the toss. You tell me one captain who always makes the right decision, then i may think about chaging dravid.

Wanted to say this earlier but the problem sttoped me. Why is Sehwag there? Why isn't Ganguly there. I would say that Dravid can't be the best captain because he has just started. Ganguly got that position because he was captain for a very long time. He wasn't called the best captain overnight. I would say the best captain India has had is Kapil Dev because he took India to victory in the 1987 World Cup and played amazingly well in it too. Ganguly took India to the finals too, but didn't win. But he to was very good. Maybe second, or third. Kapil Dev also took India to the semi-finals in the World Cup which Sri Lanks won. I think he was captain.

so what captains don't win games its the players

Another stupid poll. No Ganguly , Azhur , no Kapil , no Wadekar - it begs the question , does the thread setter know his Indian cricket ?

There can be only one answer to that.

As to the question who was the best captain of India (or that's what the thread should be asking) , it's a toss up.

   Ganguly is the most SUCCESSFUl captain but has obvious character traits which aren't something a skipper should have. (we all know what they are , I hope!)

Kapil Dev is one of India's greatest ever players and he did win the WC. The players seemed to respond to him too.

Azhurradin spoiled everything by being caught in the corrupt side of the sport which ruins any chance he had of being the people's choice.

Tendulkar didn't hack it as a captain and that remains a bit of a mystery - the players really worked for him , but the results were poor.

Wadekar was an old fashioned captain who commanded respect. A shrewd thinker , who was very good at utilising what little talent he had in the side at that time.

I'd go for Wadekar , he'd shine today if he captained this Indian side.

ya i agree with miniwarney that sachin was pathetic as a captain.sehwag first has to be consistent and then only he can think about captaincy.

about dravid's decision of toss i think its the dropped catches and thepoor batting display of batting which has cost the match and not his decision to bowl first.

i haven't seen kapil and other former players so i can't comment on them.

Dravid should not be getting all the votes. 6 months of captaincy. That's all!

Yeah in his six months of captaincy no good decisions many times .

Another of the stupidest threads going around the forum, if ganguly ever sees this he would even denounce his indain nationality.......!

please guys be more realistic and sensible in selecting the threads...

Originally posted by ANIL KUMBLE so what captains don't win games its the players

Exactly.