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It is indeed time that the selectors split the captaincy of the Indian team in the three formats. On current form and past track record, there is a very strong case for retaining Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the ODI captain and a reasonably good one for continuing with him in the T20 format.
In Test matches, on the other hand, three successive series defeats against top teams, the last at home, suggests that MSD is not really up to the job.
If the choice is between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, we would suggest going with Kohli. Not only is he younger and hence likely to be around for much longer, Gambhir is at the moment not looking entirely convincing as a Test batsmen, which could well weigh his captaincy down.
It is indeed time that the selectors split the captaincy of the Indian team in the three formats. On current form and past track record, there is a very strong case for retaining Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the ODI captain and a reasonably good one for continuing with him in the T20 format.
In Test matches, on the other hand, three successive series defeats against top teams, the last at home, suggests that MSD is not really up to the job.
If the choice is between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, we would suggest going with Kohli. Not only is he younger and hence likely to be around for much longer, Gambhir is at the moment not looking entirely convincing as a Test batsmen, which could well weigh his captaincy down.
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