Thread: Breaking news, dravid resigns as captain

man oh man thanks for sharing dude. I dun see anyone else right now in Indian team who can take that mantle. Does it mean Ganguly back and some younger as vice captain. Ganguly has been a good captain fgor INdia. That should wiork

no!!!!! come on dravid....you cant just resign..damn...it has to be ganguly for some time......or yuvraj.

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Board to meet in next two days to pick successor
Dravid resigns as India captain
Cricinfo staff
September 14, 2007

Rahul Dravid has quit the Indian captaincy, saying he wants to concentrate on his game © Getty Images

Rahul Dravid has resigned as India captain with immediate effect. In a letter written to the Indian board, he has asked to be relieved of the captaincy before Australia's forthcoming tour of India, beginning later this month.
Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Indian board, said Dravid met Sharad Pawar, the board president, in New Delhi yesterday. "He expressed his desire to step down as captain of the Indian team and requested that he should not be considered for the job from the ensuing Australia series," Shah said.
The board, he said, did not try to dissuade Dravid, who wanted to concentrate on his game. "A player has to decide for himself", Shah said.
Dravid had opted out of the ICC World Twenty20 currently on in South Africa and the captaincy of that team was handed to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Shah told Cricinfo the board would meet within the next two days to appoint the next captain. "We will take a decision very soon." Australia arrive in India on September 25 and the first of seven ODIs is in Bangalore four days later.
Dilip Vengsarkar, the chairman of selectors, said a decision would be taken on September 18, when the team for the Australia ODIs is to be picked.
Vengsarkar, who was in New Delhi watching the match between India A and South Africa A, appeared unaware of the news until told about it by journalists. Asked for his reaction, Vengsarkar said: "I can't even be shocked because [officially] I haven't heard anything."
Dravid, 33, has captained India in 20 Tests and 62 ODIs since taking over the captaincy from Sourav Ganguly two years ago, following India's tour of Zimbabwe.
Under his captaincy India won eight Tests, including series wins in Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and England. However, his ODI record was patchy; he began on a winning streak, where India set a record for 16 consecutive successful chases. More recently, though, the team had a first-round exit from the World Cup in the Caribbean and lost the NatWest series to England 4-3.
As captain, he averaged 51 in Tests and 44 in ODIs but his Test form had dipped of late; he averaged 25 against England recently and 21 on the South Africa tour last

man this is shocking news, i just read it and can't believe it. I agree with cyborg, the only other person in the team right now who can handle captaincy of the Indian team is Ganguly. All others either don't have that much experience or are themselves in and out of the team either due to form or due to injuries.