Tests are a different cup of tea

Gary Kirsten must beware lest he go down the Greg Chappell route. His predecessor as Team India’s foreign coach was guilty of taking the long-term view, maybe forgetting that, as the wise man said, in the long term we are all dead, writes R Mohan in the Asian Age. He says:

If he were to take on the national captaincy in all forms of the game, Dhoni would have to give up his habit of skipping Test series as he did in Sri Lanka most recently. The timing of the change would depend on when and whether he would feel comfortable with so many of the seniors around. Dhoni has done well with his young side but Tests are a different proposition.