Dravid to lead in World Cup 2007

[icyman]

Rahul Dravid's 100th Test match dawned sweet as the Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed him captain of the Test and one-day teams till the 2007 World Cup. In an almost unprecedented move Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, announced that the national selection panel decided it was best Dravid be appointed captain till the end of the World Cup.

Traditionally, India only name the captain for a series, and only recently they broke with convention and gave Dravid the reins for two one-day series, against Sri Lanka and South Africa. Only once in the past has an Indian selection committee appointed a captain for a lengthy duration, when Mohammad Azharuddin got the job for the whole year in 1998.

The selectors, who met in Mumbai late on Friday evening, thought it was best to give Dravid a long-term tenure so that there would be stability in the team as India prepared for the forthcoming World Cup. Dravid, has led India in 32 ODIs so far and has an impressive 18-13 win-loss record. Of these 14 came when he stood in for Sourav Ganguly. As full-time captain he has won 11 out of 18 games, a win percentage of almost 65, beginning with the series against Sri Lanka at home in late 2005.

? Cricinfo

 

[gaurav_indian]

That's not a surprise bcoz the Indian ODI team is performing really well at the moment.But Dravid has to continue the good work as it was done by Ganguly last time in 2003 World Cup.

 

[avk2love]

dravids own performance has also improved after becoming captain

 

[usy]

He always been a great batsman, and a good captain.

 

[avk2love]

it's good that it has been declared that he will captain the side in wc 2007
now he will be able to build his side strong and try a few experiments.....

 

[RoboRocks]

India are a good ODI side.
There are loads of teams that could win.
Dravid is a great captian, he should do well in the world cup.

 

[IloveGilly]

He has enough form and enough skill to get them the World Cup.

 

[icyman]

I seriously believe that they can get there with the right team and the right men to lead them.

 

[edgarisapimp]

He is the right man, nothing against Ganguly. And with all the young talent they have, 2007 is as good a time as ever.