Why are there no bowlers as Captains in Cricket teams ?
79742
there were quite a few bowlers who were captains in the past like Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Courtney walsh. However crickets has been a batsmen's game as the bowler get limited overs
560623
Ask the England bowlers - they couldn't get the guy out.  He's a class act and a good captain, and I don't care if he moves with the grace of a hippo and runs people out for fun, I'd certainly have him in my side.  If he were eligible, that is.
332207
in WI the pitches are not support the bowlers.. it support the batsmen..so india will doing well.. and u talk about laxman .. he should be inculded in the side. no matter what his current form is.. good slip fielder too and a part of the past combination of india test side..
514897
THERE IS NO AGE FOR CRICKETERS TO GET RETIRED. IT DEPENDS TOTALLY ON THEIR FITNESS AND THEIR OWN WISH..IF THEY THINK THEY MUST GET RETIRED EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT THAT MUCH OLDER BCOZ OF THEIR FORM N OTHER CAUSE CAN BE BCOZ OF THEIR GROWING AGE WHICH LEADS TO THEIR FITNESS PROBLEM...
149552
this is the most professional combo of captain-coach in history of indian cricket. but there is no good team to back them up. so the whole team has to be blamed if they lose, not only dravid-chappell
152222
The need Balaji and Nehra in their team. Nehra may be injury prone but he's a very intelligent bowler who can single-handedly win matches for the team. Balaji was dropped after a few bad matches, which was a litte harsh. So these 2 guys along with blokes like Pathan, Zaheer will make a huge difference to the team. Besides we have high quality spinners like Kumble and Harbhajan. Why is Kumble kept out of the ODI team? Surely the guy has enough in him to serve the team until the next world cup. Chappell needs to be more flexible, because there's no poin in having good fielders who can't bat or bowl, particularly if the team is losing. Get Nehra, Balaji, Kumble in the team.
171940
WE HAVE TO BEAR WITH THAT.. WE ARE NOT SO COMPETITIVE IN CRICKET SKILLS.IF THERE IS REAL MATCH OCCURS,EVEN ZIMBABWE TEAM OUTSCORE US EASILY.BUT OUR BOARD CONDUCTING THE CRICKET AS GOLDEN EGG LAYING DUCK.AS WE ARE FOOLISHLY DYING FOR THE GAME,THEY CASHING IT.TO DO SO, THEY HAVE TO OBEY TO THEIR HIGH COMMANDS.CHAPPEL MATTER IS ONE OF THAT..
828397
The batsman does not get a run if a bowler bowls a wide.\nIt goes only to the team.\nIt does not even add to the bowler's figures. But he would have to bowl an extra ball.
726191
...itz almost near, but you see\n\n3 specialist all rounders (excluding Ganguly)\n7 specialist batsmen (including Dhoni)\n6 specialist bowlers\n\nSo we have 9 specialists + 3 optional bowlers in your side and \n7 specialist + 3 optional (all rounders) are there...So why can't you drop 1 or 2 from the bowler's list and prefer batsman..?\nSince JPYadav has got chance earlier, I prefer jogindersingh among the all rounders...\n\nSo my  decision will be including Laxman (if Raina is not clicking again) & Dinesh Karthick - \ninstead of JPYadav & AAgarkar.\n\nIf you still need one bowler, either YMahesh or VRV Singh can be brought alongwith Laxman.
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EVERYONE EXCEPT BHAJJI NOT BOWLING WELL.\n\nTHAT MATCH HAD BEEN SCRIPTED TO WIN BY BATSMEN.\n\nRAHUL'S M.O.M. PRE-FIXED.\n\nHOW CAN RPS BOWL ECONOMICALLY THEN.
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Test match captains\nThis is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one Test match. The table of results is complete to the third Test against England in 2005/6. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed for a minor proportion in a series.\n\nIndian Test match captains \nNumber Name Year Opposition Location Played Won Lost Drawn \n1 CK Nayudu 1932 England England 1 0 1 0 \n1933/4 England India 3 0 2 1 \nTotal 4 0 3 1 \n2 Maharajkumar of Vizianagram 1936 England England 3 0 2 1 \n3 Nawab of Pataudi, snr 1946 England England 3 0 1 2 \n4 Lala Amarnath 1947/8 Australia Australia 5 0 4 1 \n1948/9 West Indies India 5 0 1 4 \n1952/3 Pakistan India 5 2 1 2 \nTotal 15 2 6 7 \n5 Vijay Hazare 1951/2 England India 5 1 1 3 \n1952 England England 4 0 3 1 \n1952/3 West Indies West Indies 5 0 1 4 \nTotal 14 1 5 8 \n6 Vinoo Mankad 1954/5 Pakistan Pakistan 5 0 0 5 \n1958/9† West Indies India 1 0 1 0 \nTotal 6 0 1 5 \n7 Ghulam Ahmed 1955/6† New Zealand India 1 0 0 1 \n1958/9 West Indies India 2 0 2 0 \nTotal 3 0 2 1 \n8 Polly Umrigar 1955/6 New Zealand India 4 2 0 2 \n1956/7 Australia India 3 0 2 1 \n1958/9† West Indies India 1 0 0 1 \nTotal 8 2 2 4 \n9 Hemu Adhikari 1958/9† West Indian India 1 0 0 1 \n10 Datta Gaekwad 1959 England England 4 0 4 0 \n11 Pankaj Roy 1959† England England 1 0 1 1 \n12 Gulabrai Ramchand 1959/60 Australia India 5 1 2 2 \n13 Nari Contractor 1960/1 Pakistan India 5 0 0 5 \n1961/2 England India 5 2 0 3 \n1961/2† West Indies West Indies 2 0 2 0 \nTotal 12 2 2 8 \n14 Nawab of Pataudi, jun 1961/2 West Indies West Indies 3 0 3 0 \n1963/4 England India 5 0 0 5 \n1964/5 Australia India 3 1 1 1 \n1964/5 New Zealand India 4 1 0 3 \n1966/7 West Indies India 3 0 2 1 \n1967 England England 3 0 3 0 \n1967/8 Australia Australia 3 0 3 0 \n1967/8 New Zealand New Zealand 4 3 1 0 \n1969/70 New Zealand India 3 1 1 1 \n1969/70 Australia India 5 1 3 1 \n1974/5 West Indies India 4 2 2 0 \nTotal 40 9 19 12 \n15 Chandu Borde 1967/8† Australia Australia 1 0 1 0 \n16 Ajit Wadekar 1970/1 West Indies West Indies 5 1 0 4 \n1971 England England 3 1 0 2 \n1972/3 England India 5 2 1 2 \n1974 England England 3 0 3 0 \nTotal 16 4 4 8 \n17 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan 1974/5† West Indies India 1 0 1 0 \n1979 England England 4 0 1 3 \nTotal 5 0 2 3 \n18 Sunil Gavaskar 1975/6† New Zealand New Zealand 1 1 0 0 \n1978/9 West Indies India 6 1 0 5 \n1979/80 Australia India 6 2 0 4 \n1979/80 Pakistan India 5 2 0 3 \n1980/1 Australia Australia 3 1 1 1 \n1980/1 New Zealand New Zealand 3 0 1 2 \n1981/2 England India 6 1 0 5 \n1982 England England 3 0 1 2 \n1982/3 Sri Lanka India 1 0 0 1 \n1982/3 Pakistan Pakistan 6 0 3 3 \n1984/5 Pakistan Pakistan 2 0 0 2 \n1984/5 England India 5 1 2 2 \nTotal 47 9 8 30 \n19 Bishen Singh Bedi 1975/6 New Zealand New Zealand 2 0 1 1 \n1975/6 West Indies West Indies 4 1 2 1 \n1976/7 New Zealand India 3 2 0 1 \n1976/7 England India 5 1 3 1 \n1977/8 Australia Australia 5 2 3 0 \n1978/9 Pakistan Pakistan 3 0 2 1 \nTotal 22 6 11 5 \n20 Gundappa Viswanath 1979/80† Pakistan India 1 0 0 1 \n1979/1980 England India 1 0 1 0 \nTotal 2 0 1 1 \n21 Kapil Dev 1982/3 West Indies West Indies 5 0 2 3 \n1983/4 Pakistan India 3 0 0 3 \n1983/4 West Indies India 6 0 3 3 \n1985 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 3 0 1 2 \n1985/6 Australia Australia 3 0 0 3 \n1986 England England 3 2 0 1 \n1986/7 Australia India 3 0 11 2 \n1986/7 Sri Lanka India 3 2 0 1 \n1986/7 Pakistan India 5 0 1 4 \nTotal 34 4 81 22 \n22 Dilip Vengsarkar 1987/8 West Indies India 3 0 1 2 \n1988/9 New Zealand India 3 2 1 0 \n1988/9 West Indies West Indies 4 0 3 1 \nTotal 10 2 5 3 \n23 Ravi Shastri 1987/8† West Indies India 1 1 0 0 \n24 Krishnamachari Srikkanth 1989/90 Pakistan Pakistan 4 0 0 4 \n25 Mohammad Azharuddin 1989/90 New Zealand New Zealand 3 0 1 2 \n1990 England England 3 0 1 2 \n1990/1 Sri L
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Opening bowlers have long been the bane of the Indian cricket team and the reason why they do not get close to the number 1 ranking.  Australia hit number 1 with McGrath and Gillespie and exception support from Kaspa, Bichel or Lee as a first change option.  And of course they had Warne.  South Africa briefly hit the number 1 spot using points from the great Donald career and the emergence of Pollock and Ntini as good opening bowlers.\n\nIndia do not need bowlers who are occassionally good with the new ball, they need bowlers who are constantly good and they could also use a good old ball bowler like Simon Jones.\n\nBatting will avail them nothing, they had an all time great batting lineup in Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman and it still didn't help them win away series.
398627
back in da day it was. we are changing the face of the game, for good i hope. this can only be refered to ODI's. the Test matches are different, players like Hayden and Sehwag are not qualified as "GENTLEMEN" even in Test match cricket. they are nothing but run scoring machine.
461948
HE REPEATEDLY FAILED.\nWHEN A CAPTAIN,WHO BATS IN OPENING SLOT SHOULD NOT BE IN POOR FORM.\nSO HE WAS REMOVED.\nBUT I CANT DENY ANY POLITICS INVOLVED IN IT.
589490
I DONT KNOW HOW THE FOOT BALL PLATERS PICKED.\n\nIN CRICKET, \n\nSELECTORS ARE FORMER FAILURES.\nSOME OF THEM NEVER PLAYED A INTERNATIONAL MATCH.\n\nBCCI PRESIDENT HAS NO HISTORY TO HAVE A DAY LONG GROUND PRESENCE.\n\nSTILL THEY ARE RULING THE CRICKET EMPIRE.\n\nCOZ, THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SHUT THE SHOUTERS.\n\nFANS TOO NEVER WORRYING ABOUT THESE THINGS.
1020673
ITS NOT JUSTICE TO COMPARE A BATSMAN WITH A BOWLER.\nTHE COMPARISON WILL NOT BE A PERFECT ONE.\n\nTHEY ARE THE LEGENDS IN THEIR AREA.
498896
The main reason is the Pitches in Sub-continent is slow and batsmen can go for big shots easily because of that. So, bowling department get more relaxed and don't bother about how the score or what will be the score. Then there is tremendous ground support as well. When you have played a lot of cricket in sub-continent pitches and then you go to play in conditions like west indies or australia, the batsmen will automatically go for defensive shots and do a lot of mistakes, because the ball comes very quick with lot of movements. Indian bowlers are doing a pretty good job now, but they or not getting good support from the batting side while playing abroad. \n\nIndia have to produce more pacy pitches, that will help definitely for Indian batsmen as well as the bowlers.