The Wall Crumbling??? Who should take over the reins?

What a dramatic decision by Rahul Dravid, to give up the post of the captain of the Indian Cricket team... I mean, it was only 3 months back, during the world cup, that most experts felt it was time for Dravid to step down as captain, still the Wall stood firm, ignoring criticism... now all the cynics have turned their attention to other stuff, and Mr. Dependable makes an entry onto the front page by announcing his retirement as captain... The reason, Dravid says that the Indian public and media are so reactive to loss, that two or three bad matches provoke an extreme reaction towards the team... Such a scenario makes the chances of improvement very difficult... Further, Dravid feels that the pressure of captaincy has at last got to his nerves... His own game has deteriorated over the past few months... In view of this, he feels it's time to hand over the reins to one of his colleagues and concentrate on his personal game...

The next big issue is, who's going to don the captain's cap now? There are three possible choices... The first option would be Sachin Tendulkar... This maestro is undoubtedly the legend of Indian cricket... he has been the captain of India in the past, but unfortunately captaincy hasn't favored him much... he isn't considered a successful captain... still he has got the experience and the caliber to lead the team...

The next choice would be the former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly... Having made a comeback into the Indian team, Ganguly has not looked back ever since... Even when all other players have failed, Ganguly has held his ground and continued his blitzkrieg, a reminder to the critics that he hasn't given it up yet... 'Dada' as he is fondly called has been a successful captain in the past, his brave decisions paying off... people still remember the match versus South Africa where they needed 8 runs off the last over, with Klusener at his blasting best... Ganguly coolly tossed the ball over to Sehwag for the last over... To the dismay of the African crowd, Klusener was standing helpless, unable to score off Sehwag's slow flighted deliveries, and India won the match... Such is the tenacity of our 'Dada'...

Another choice would be the latest sensation of the Indian team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni... he was the vice captain of the team that won the under-19 World Cup a few years back... he is currently the captain of the Indian team in the Twenty20 series... he is a possible option for being the captain, though experience would count against him...

Personally, I feel that the captaincy should be given back to 'Dada' Ganguly... his record as captain has been extremely good, before he was unceremoniously stripped off his captaincy and his place in the team, under the pretext of being psychologically unstable... Ganguly has a cool head and the knack of making daring decisions that more often than not, pay off... moreover, Sachin's personal game suffered greatly during his captaincy and that is too big a gamble to take again... Dhoni doesn't have the international experience to become a captain right now, though he is a promising prospect for the future... Under the current circumstances, it would be the perfect role for Ganguly to don the mantle and take over the reins as the Indian captain... yet again...