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New Delhi: <\/strong>Pertaining to Team India\u2019s dismal performance in two successive overseas tours, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be dropped as a Test captain and retained to lead only ODI and T-20 teams. Ganguly also rooted for Virender Sehwag to lead the team in the longer format of the game. But Dada\u2019s views were vehemently opposed by Kapil Dev as they participated in a discussion on Headlines Today\u2019s flagship programme \u2018Centrestage\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf Dhoni has to be captain of the Test team, he has to perform better. Look at his performance. He will not be picked for a Test team,\u201d Ganguly said in reply to a pointed question by Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Rooting for Sehwag, he said,\u201d Sehwag is a great Test cricketer and a certainty in Tests. See his record as a Test captain. Before Adelaide, he won all that he led. I don\u2019t see Sehwag being dropped from Test matches,\u201d a candid Ganguly said when asked whether India\u2019s performance should lead to a churning in the team. \u201cSehwag is a great Test player and a certainty.\u201d\u00a0 Sourav said it be wrong to judge Sehwag for his captaincy of Delhi Daredevils which has failed to make a splash in IPL so far. <\/p>\n

To buttress his point about the Indian captain being a better one-day player, Sourav said,\u201d Look at his performance in the tri-series. It was a different Dhoni.\u201d\u00a0 But he went on to say,\u201d India has lost too many Tests overseas, eight in a row. Is that not a sign enough for making changes?\u201d\u00a0 In the same breath, the Prince of Kolkata though said Dhoni should be retained as skipper for One-Day and T-20 Teams. \u201cIf India has to move forward, selectors have to identify players for different formats of the game.\u201d <\/p>\n

As the debate raged on the eve of Indian team\u2019s selection for the Asia Cup, Kapil Dev differed with Dada. \u201cDhoni has been one of the best captains in recent times and has achieved quite a bit as captain. He has been able to motivate the team which has won laurels.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a strong counter to Sourav\u2019s suggestion for making Sehwag Test captain, Kapil said: \u201cDespite being a brilliant player, Sehwag has not given me an impression of being a motivator. It will be wrong to change Dhoni at this stage.\u201d <\/p>\n

Countering Ganguly\u2019s remarks on Dhoni\u2019s performance in Tests, Kapil said,\u201d Cricket has changed. What about the top players who failed to perform? Nobody is talking about their failures. It\u2019s wrong to blame the captain.\u201d\u00a0 Ganguly agreed that the rule needed to be applied to every one equally. <\/p>\n

Both Ganguly and Kapil evaded pointed questions on who would be their choice as replacements in the Indian team. But Ganguly said players like Manoj Tiwary deserved a chance. \u201cNon-performers need to go. Otherwise, how do you give opportunity to the likes of Tiwary?\u201d <\/p>\n

Hailing Virat Kohli\u2019s heroic knock at Hobart, Kapil said it should help the players develop self-belief in themselves. Ganguly, however, said it had come \u201ca bit too late in the series\u201d. To a question, both said it would be too early to hand over captaincy to him. \u201cHe can be a good vice captain material to learn the tricks of the trade,\u201d Kapil said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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