Ganguly was a better captain than MSD...
@krupesh (2608)
India
April 7, 2009 7:16am CST
Consider how was the team like when Ganguly was made the captain.Other than Sachin & Dravid there were no other players you could have imagined to play in the international arena.He was the one who gave lot of encouragement to Bhajji & Yuvi & made them the players they are.He gave them the courage to play the opposition without fear.He took India forward during his tenure as captain.He deserves more applause than MSD.
On the other hand MSD is more luckier than any other Indian captain.He got Gambhir as the opener & Sehwag is playing well than in previous years.All in all the batsmen are coming good under him as a captain which makes him the luckiest.He shot into fame just coz' he won the T-20 world cup but the fact was Misbah dropped the world cup for pakistan.Can you imagine a guy like Joginder Sharma winning the world cup for India bowling in the final over of a world cup final...hahaha...it was the luck which MSD had in his favour on that day.Just imagine had Misbah won it for Pakistan.This same media would have screwed MSD for asking Joginder to bowl the final over.
MSD is more luckier than the most of the captains.The best example is the present Aussie team.Till they had Mark & Steve Waugh , Warne , Mcgrath , Bevan , Langer , Slater ....they were untouchables but look at them now. It was not that their captains like Border , Mark Taylor or Steve Waugh were good.But it was the players who won the matches for them which made the media to call them good.
This is just the case of MSD who is lucky to get the players who are performing consistently well.
13 responses
@krupesh (2608)
• India
9 Apr 09
Hahaha ! what dreams are you talking about?Do you ever dream about cricket?Did MSD come in ya dream?
@tamildude3 (409)
• India
8 Apr 09
i totally agree with you. Everything falls in place when DHoni has become the captain. Yuvaraj and Shewag who were dropped from the team when he was made captains made a terrific comeback. Misbah scoops a easy ball for a catch in t 20. And atleast two players perform brilliantly in a match. While during ganguly it was a loosing side. He bought in youngsters backed them and thought what was meant by aggression to India. It was on Ganguly's basement DHoni has built qa fantastic team. Let Dhoni be consistent then we will say its no luck!
@krupesh (2608)
• India
9 Apr 09
Yes dude , you are right.The captain just gets the credit for the wins.The real credit should go to the players but how can you compare MSD to be the best captain when he has just captained the side for 8 matches?hahahaha
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
7 Apr 09
Hello,Krupesh! Nobody denies that Ganguly is a great captain.He had the courage to fight in odd situations and often proved his merit.But Dhoni is also the right choice of the selectors who has been doing well with his men at home and abroad.They have defeated the Aussies,the Lankans and the Kiwis in a row in their own soil.Is it not a great achievement of dhoni and his men?As you say he is a lucky man,yes,he is lucky and his luck has brought glory for India.What more we want from a captain?Let us enjoy the glory with Dhoni and his men.thanx.
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
8 Apr 09
hey just because a captain is very lucky and bringing victories to the team doesnt necessarily means that he is a good captain.as u have said,it all has got to do with fighting against the odds.there is one thing though i like about dhoni.he rubs the opposition team with bad luck.thats y no team has performed well in the next tour after the indian tour like aussies,proteas,england,lankans.lol
@asitlahiri49 (2)
• India
8 Apr 09
well i think success talk more than anything.dhoni is undoubtedly a man with a midas touch.ganguly taught us to be more agressive.but dhoni is playing no fear cricket.recent success of team india is a thing to be proud of.dhoni's achievement as a skipper is mindblowing.can you name anyone with 6 test wins out of 8 with 2 draws?answer will be no.i think ganguly was good,very good but msd is a bit better.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
9 Apr 09
You can't prove the mettle of a captain who has captained just 8 tests.Still a long way to go.Just take the example of Zaheer Khan.This same Zaheer was the bowler to the captains like Dravid , Ganguly & Tendulkar.What ws his performance when these three were captains.JUST ORDINARY.He even was dropped from the Indian team.Now after his comeback he is bowling at his best that too under MSD.This same Zaheer who played under those captains did not win matches whereas under MSD has been a great performer.
CAN YOU BELEIVE MSD's LUCK?
@smartjack (520)
• India
7 Apr 09
it is not a matter of luck that ms dhoni has reached at such heights. If that was the case, than it doesn't mean that gangully, dravid, and sachin were unlucky. Being captain is a challenge of getting complete performance from the players. the qualities of ms dhoni has enhanced the capabilities of the players to perform well in the matches. He didn't pressurized his players, in fact he let them play their own games. That's the reason why India reached the finals of T-20 and also won.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
7 Apr 09
Still a long way to go for MSD to be called as a great captain.Just a year in helm doesn't put him in the picture first of all.Lets wait & see for another 2 years.
@vinslounge (1295)
• India
8 Apr 09
Ganguly developed a team of young bloods into a strong Batallion. But the case is not with Dhoni. He is one of the luckiest ever players to have represented his country. Its the performance of the Sachin's master class and other players made Dhoni, a successful captain so far. The real testimony of Dhoni has to be verified only when he evolves as the senior most member in the team.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
9 Apr 09
Yeah we have to wait & see how India fare in Tests when all the seniors like Sachin , Dravid , VVS & Zaheer retire.Why I just speak about the Tests is that it is where the skills are tested.In ODI & T-20 you can get away with crossed batted shots.You even can get wickets by the batsmen's mistake.
@skyblue (1299)
• India
7 Apr 09
Both worked hard. I cant compare between the two. Both are aggressive in the ground. "Misbah Haque" that was not a matter at T20 final. Just think, Sachin always play well against pakisthan in world Cup. But he did not play. So, here i could say that, if sachin was there, then india did not think any think about win the match. But, Wasim Akram was there in the last spell. Then.......
Ganguly is the legend of indian cricket history. He gave a lot to indian cricket. Dhoni also admire that. They all are best in their own place..
@vipinl (802)
• India
9 Apr 09
Ya Ganguly was a great captain, but nothing to take away from Dhoni, he has performed well as a captain as well as player. And about T-20 world cup India had almost won the match when Misbah came to the crease, and it was a fairy tail innings by him, so Dhoni already played a part in that but getting Pakistan team in that bad position with not a big score on board.And may be the ordinary players you are talking about haven't seemed that ordinary if Dhoni was captaining, they may have done extra ordinary things like Joginder Sharma did..lol. As of now I will rate them same as captain, but be sure about that Dhoni will be far above when he finishes his career.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
8 Apr 09
yes dhoni has always had a bit of luck goiing on for him even before the match during the toss and in the match as well. he had a lot of luck in the t20 world cup in south africa and so managed to win it. ganguly on the other hand was all determination and hard work. he was the one who brought the youngsters like yuvraj and harbhajan and backed them to the hilt which has enabled them to perform so strongly now. he instilled the winning habit in team india and fought like a champion against any opposition and taught the same to the team. so i would say ganguly was the better captain. he laid the foundation and dhoni is now getting the fruits of his hard work.
@nikhilmutgi (40)
• India
8 Apr 09
I completely agree with u Krupesh. Ganguly was a better captain than MSD. He really brought India as a team and encouraged them to perform as a team. On the other side... MSD is damn lucky. All the players are playing well. Let it be seniors or juniors. Let it be test/ODI/T20... Each and every player is performing well earning MSD as a good captain and within few days infact the best captain.
But one should not forget the ex-captains too.. Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble were all good captains. They really had the skills of becoming a great captain. But unfortuantely they didnt had the piece of luck which MSD is having now, especially Dravid and Kumble.
But its good to see India is playing well and winning series and breaking records and making them history. Well done Team India.
@vsganesh87 (842)
• India
7 Apr 09
MSD is lucky . i agree with you . But , without hard work and commitment
you cannot go down the road . You know that there were previous teams were equally
stronger . It is easy to talk here about MS dhoni . But leading senior players and
young talents is not a cake walk. A good leader only can achieve. Dhoni is cool.
I am not telling this because i am his fan or i am favouring him , but this is truth.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
7 Apr 09
....but when you give the ball to Zaheer ,he gets the wickets & if he asks Pathan to open the innings , he scores.Its just purely co incidental that he is being placed so high.The present team has pure talent who can clear the field with ease.The main thing to win matches is when you score big.I agree that there were good bowlers but not good batsmen.
@sriharicherukuru (21)
• India
7 Apr 09
yaa. u r 100% correct.
Dhoni is too much lucky.
He is stealing all credit of the Ganguly's Captaincy. Ganguly wear his name very difficultly by 5 years.
Dhoni is too much lucky. For example., At 15 overs, SCore 110/6 and India have to beat 62 runs more. All Indians thinking that India will loose. But, patan brothers beat those 62 runs and won match for India.
But that Credit not gone to Patan Brothers. It gone to DHoni.
See how lucky Dhoni is???
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
8 Apr 09
that was good one.let gambhir or sachin or sehwag score hundreds or double hundred.let zaheer or ishant or bahjji takes 5 wicket hauls.let bowl munaf for an over and he takes the wicket.they would be appluased at that moment but who won the match for u?
those batsmen? wrong answer
those bowlers?again wrong answer
those fielders? wrong wrong wrong.
team india won the match because of the guy standing behind the stumps.the only captain who can exceed ganguly in being the best captain all over the world had to be either kapil dev or clive lloyd.dhoni is not even worth 10% of ganguly.
i think he is the only indian captain who hadnt worn that the crown made of thorns as many other indian captains pointed out.
