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Former Pakistan skipper establish the Indian captain distant and his batting form a big fret against England. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s demean was hardly exciting during the Test series against England.
The four-nil defeat next to England has done no good to Dhoni’s standing as a captain and former Pakistan skipper Akram is just not pleased at the way Dhoni handled belongings during the Test series that completed at The Oval on Monday.
In a limited chat with Mobile ESPN from London on Monday night, Akram, like other cricket pundit, was sorrowful with the way Dhoni unsuccessful to lead India by example. Captain Cool has unexpectedly lost a few admirers and Akram is positively one of them.
At The Oval on Monday, India lost seven wickets for 21 runs after Sachin Tendulkar (a lucky 91) and Amit Mishra (a defiant 84) held the Indian fort with a 144-run partnership. One of the culprits in this recurrent middle-order capitulation has been the skipper himself. Dhoni was out for three; Stuart Broad once again revealing the captain’s batting restriction next to a moving ball.
“His batting form is of great anxiety. In this series Dhoni frequently got out in the slips region. He may have got a couple of 70-plus scores in the third Test at Edgbaston, but what good are these runs when your adversary has collective a 700-plus score?” asked Akram.
Akram feels a dressing room can never be a happy one waiting and if not a captain and coach communicate with the team and lift their confidence. Dhoni’s body language was absolutely not motivating sufficient, felt Akram.
“I feel Dhoni needs to be even more concerned in the game. New coach Duncan Fletcher is not a performer and will take time to settle down,” Akram said.
The serious lack of preparation by the BCCI (for example, RP Singh arriving late for the third Test) and the announcement gap between the team organization and the Board bigwigs was expressively clear. Akram agrees too.
“According to me, it seems that no one had any idea in the Indian camp about what was going on. Dhoni did not look too concerned with on-field events. I know this has been his style, but when your team is getting thrash, ‘Captain Cool’ can’t pay for to freeze! At times, you have to change your style to get the best out of your players. This result should be eye-opener for Dhoni,” said Akram.
In spite of the censure, Akram back Dhoni as Indian skipper. Removing him is not a quick-fix explanation, he felt.
“Our cricketing civilization in the sub-continent doesn’t hold up a losing captain, but here is where we need to back Dhoni. He can certainly show the critic wrong in the ODI series. While that will work to India’s benefit, Dhoni can pick up his piece as well,” said Akram.
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