Agarkar questions Dhoni's place in the team

SA in India 2015-16

Agarkar questions Dhoni's place 

in the team

Former Republic of India quick bowler Ajit Agarkar has drawn up the selectors to scrutinise MS Dhoni's role within the Indian team, and not just as captain. Agarkar felt the selectors ought to inspect Virat Kohli's performance because the take a look at captain by comparison, and build a appeal Dhoni's role within the limited-overs format when the continuing Republic of South Africa series.
Speaking to a news Chanel sooner than India's ODI series against Republic of South Africa, Agarkar same "the selectors got to have a more in-depth inspect what MS Dhoni is doing, not even as captain,however as a player as well".

Agarkar was particularly involved by Dhoni's declining individual kind. "He has been a good player for Republic of India, however you do not need him to become a liability for the team. And he has to perform lots higher than he has [been]. simply because he has done it over the years, does not imply it's okay for him to fail."

Agarkar was conjointly extremely vital of Dhoni's call to bat at No.4 within the one-day format,insistence that such a move would be "unfair" on someone like Ajinkya Rahane and "would not work for the team."

'I'm not convinced he ought to bat at four," Agarkar same. "Just when a tourney, you are currently making an attempt to develop your team for successive tourney. Four years may be a long term,except for Dhoni, towards the top of his career, to place himself up, i am undecided regarding it.you'll perceive if there square measure batsmen United Nations agency cannot bat three and four.however there's Ajinkya Rahane, United Nations agency has been one in every of your best players in take a look at cricket and that i do not assume he will bat less than four in ODIs however, unless she alters his game over his career.

"Dhoni looks to own lost that ability of going out there and smashing it from ball one. He clearly takes his time. however he batted up the order in Asian nation, and Republic of India still lost the series. All his career once folks needed him to bat up as a result of he's therefore smart and has that damaging ability, he has forever maintained that he needs and desires to bat at No.6, wherever he will handle the pressure.

"It's a tough job batting at five, 6 and 7. I've seen Yuvraj and MS himself love for thus long, however that does not mean that it changes at this stage in his career. you have to own guys United Nations agency square measure smart at sure numbers. And at the instant MS by promoting himself, is obtaining a Rahane or anyone else United Nations agency wacky there, into bother. i'd still have Raina and Dhoni at five and half-dozen, therefore contrary to what lots of individuals have same, i do not assume Dhoni ought to be batting at four at this stage in his career."

Agarkar believed the selectors may need some massive selections to require at the top of the ODI series against Republic of South Africa, on the long run of the Indian team in ODIs and T20Is.

"Looking at the results, Republic of India have typically been smart in ODIs, however you've got lost the globe Cup semi-final, then you've got lost in Asian nation wherever Dhoni was captain double,and you've got currently lost a T20 series. Yes, the T20's will go either means terribly quickly therefore you do not need to evaluate somebody, except for Dhoni this can be an enormous series," he said.

"The selectors perhaps got to inspect wherever the Indian team is heading as a result of Virat Kohli has done well as captain in take a look at cricket therefore perhaps the selectors got to build that decision when this series.'