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CASE ANALYSIS: TEST CAPTAIN

Appachoo N K | Daraspreet Singh | Purush Prabhu |Shwetha Nyamati

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Background

Rahul Dravid quits.

Kumble is appointed as Test captain.

Kumble 38 years old. Will retire soon. Need for a replacement.

Multiple choices Virender Sehwag,Ishant Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar.

OR

Choose Mahendra Singh Dhoni as thecaptain for both one day format

and test format.

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Virender Sehwag

PROS

28 years of age.

6 years of experience

in playing tests (2007). Served as vice captain

under Rahul Dravid.

Swashbuckling and

authoritative style.

In form batsman. Has

proved his bowling.

Has good relationships

with all team

members.

CONS

Known for lack of

consistency.

Too many senior

members in the

team.

Sachin Tendulkar

VVS Laxman Rahul Dravid

Aggressive known

for excessive

appealing incident.

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Ishant Sharma

PROS

Touted as the nextbowling sensation

after Glenn McGrath. Recent form.

Support from thepress and othercricketing legends.

Spearheaded theIndian bowling attackin the absence ofZaheer Khan.

Steep learning curve.

CONS

19 years of age.

Inexperienced.

Debut in 2007.

Had not even

played against all

test playing

nations. Junior most

member in the

current team

(2007).

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Sachin Tendulkar

PROS

Experienced.

Former captain

18 years of test cricket.

Large number ofaccolades.

Proven his all roundability in cricket.

Often consulted byteammates on on-fieldissues.

Well liked by all theplayers in the team.

CONS

35 years of age

Often criticized for

his innings notcontributing to teamsuccess.

More brandendorsements of his

own. Might conflictwith teamssponsors.

Not very assertive.

Not ready to acceptresponsibility.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni

PROS

26 years of age.

Experienced as captain

of one day team.

Known for his exploits

in first class test cricket.

Often compared with

Sachin Tendulkar. Wicket keeper cum

batsman

Can have extra player in

the team.

CONS

Inexperienced

Played test cricket for

2 years only.

Biased towards

certain players.

Not very aggressive.

Many senior playersin the team.

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Recommendation

Advantages of Dhoni

26 years of age.

Experienced as captain ofone day team.(test 2 yrs)

Known for his exploits infirst class test cricket.

Often compared withSachin Tendulkar.

Wicket keeper cumbatsman Can have extra player in

the team.

Advantages ofSehwag

28 years of age.

6 years of experience inplaying tests (2007).

Served as vice captainunder Rahul Dravid.

Swashbuckling andauthoritative style.

In form batsman. Hasproved his bowling.

Has good relationshipswith all team members.

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Andthewinneris....

Virender VIRU Sehwag

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