Mohinder Amarnath feels MS Dhoni's time is up as captain

Mohinder Amarnath

Former Indian player Mohinder Amarnath has made his point clear that he wants MS Dhoni to be removed as the Indian Test captain. Amarnath had some words of criticism towards the style of Dhoni’s approach, “Dhoni is a defensive captain who allows opposition to make a comeback in the game. His record is good at home pitches only like any other Indian captain. There is nothing special about it. We need aggressive captains like Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to win matches abroad.”

“A captain has to lead from the front. Not a single Test captain in the world bats at number seven. What kind of example you are going to set. I sincerely feel that this is high time to relieve him from Test captaincy and although he is a match winner in ODIs, they should look at an option in shorter format as well.

Amarnath had a dig at the coaching staff, as well, indicating that they are not doing enough. PTI Bhasha quoted him as saying: “I don’t understand what is the use of having him (Fletcher) if he is not delivering. Everyone is talking about the players, captain but nobody is raising questions on coach and support staff. I think Indian team needs an Indian coach.

“A coach’s job is to help players to play to their potential and in the past we have achieved laurels with our own coaches,” he added.

Amarnath also revealed that Virat Kohli is his preferred choice as the captain in the absence of Gautham Gambhir, “Gautam (Gambhir) was an option who had the experience but since he is out of contention now, Virat is an obvious choice. He has shown leadership qualities at various levels. I think there should be different captains for different formats.”