Search for Dhoni's successor should start now
Sourcing replacements for Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar have been discussed at length but finding MS Dhoni's successor somehow hasn't attracted the same attention
03-Jul-2013
Sourcing replacements for Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar have been discussed at length but finding MS Dhoni's successor somehow hasn't attracted the same attention. India's current struggle in the West Indies is an indication of what could happen in Dhoni's absence. In Firstpost, Ashish Magotra writes that it's time to start the search now, for India's next world-class wicketkeeper and captain.
Similarly, if we look at the India captaincy as a standalone - what is the planning being done to prepare Dhoni's successor? No one in this Indian ODI team has any real captaincy experience at the first-class level - the odd match doesn't count. Most Indian teams are named without the vice-captain being explicitly named. Virat Kohli is the man on whose shoulders the responsibility has fallen this time round and he seems to be the man being prepared to take over but can we be sure? The BCCI has never made it publicly evident.