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Sunil Gavaskar praises Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Sunil Gavaskar believes that the break between two series has brought a positive change in Mahendra Singh Dhoni

By Cricket Zone

Wed, Mar 06, 2013 11:04:48 GMT

Sunil Gavaskar praises Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has praised the captaincy of current Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He believes that the break in between the England series and the current Australian Test series has given Dhoni a much needed breather and that has brought a positive change in him.

"He has changed positively as a captain. Now, if a player is not attentive and not up to the mark, Dhoni is letting him know," Sunil Gavaskar told NDTV.

Gavaskar found MS Dhoni's captaincy a bit defensive in the India versus England Test series. But after two back-to-back wins against Australia in Chennai and Hyderabad, Gavaskar said, "Dhoni has recharged and he is in great batting form, though he needs to tighten up a bit in his wicket-keeping."

The former India Test opener believes that the wicket-keeper batsman should be given the captaincy mantle till 2019 World Cup.

"With the changed leadership approach I think he should not be disturbed till the 2019 World Cup," said Sunil Gavaskar.

At Hyderabad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni registered his 22nd Test win as a skipper, the most by any Indian captain, going past his former skipper Sourav Ganguly.

"There will always be the debate whether Tiger Pataudi is the best-ever captain or is it Ajit Wadekar or Sourav Ganguly. And no one talks about Rahul Dravid who has an outstanding overseas record as skipper," Gavaskar said.

Rahul Dravid led India to a Test series win against West Indies at the Caribbean in 2005 after 35 years. India won their maiden Test against South Africa and Pakistan on their soil under Dravid’s captaincy. In 2007, India went on to register their first Test series win against England in their backyard after 21 years. Alas, not many cricket aficionados remember these great feats.

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