Is it time to say goodbye to Azhar as captain?
R Mohan The trouble with the national team lies in the fact that there are too many Indians and not a good chief in sight. The chief does, of course, blame it on everything but himself. Blame it on the rain. Blame it on the rules. Blame it on anything other than his team’s own amateurish approach to the match against Zimbabwe, in Leicester, which actually cost India dear in this World Cup. The skipper is said to have advocated patience to the media before his team’s dramatic win over Pakistan. He had said that if you are patient enough, then wins will come. If the nation, which has been so patient with him for nearly a decade now, were to be even more patient, then Azhar might even become the first captain to lead a country in four World Cups. Clive Lloyd led his side in three World Cups, and won it twice. Arjuna Ranatunga led his team in two World Cups, and won it once. Kapil Dev led India in two World Cups, and won it once. Sunil Gavaskar did not even lead India in a World Cup, which
