Dhoni's first major misstep
Vikas Singh, in his blog in the Times of India , says MS Dhoni's handling of the fiasco surrounding Virender Sehwag's injury represents his first major misstep as India's captain.
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Vikas Singh, in his blog in the Times of India, says MS Dhoni's handling of the fiasco surrounding Virender Sehwag's injury represents his first major misstep as India's captain.
Why was the usually articulate captain so reluctant to comment about the fitness of his deputy and one of the team's proven match-winners? That remark only added to the impression that something was amiss. So several publications, including The Times of India, carried articles saying as much.
If that interpretation was incorrect, Dhoni simply had to issue a denial. It would certainly have been reported. Instead, he needlessly upped the ante by getting the entire Indian team to turn up at a press conference and proclaim its unity. That was certainly a dramatic statement to make. But the problem with such grandstanding is that if it backfires, it can leave its architect red-faced.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo