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Dhoni a good captain but we did well as a unit too: Tendulkar
Mussoorie, Dec 25 (PTI) Indian cricket captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni's leadership Thursday earned him accolades from
his senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar, who said he was
obviously a "good captain" but had a good team at his disposal
to bring about the desired result.
Tendulkar, who came here for a vacation with wife Anjali
and two children, told reporters that apart from Dhoni's
captaincy, it was a great team effort which saw India finish
the year on a high.
"Dhoni is obviously a good captain. But a good captain
needs a good team. Obviously his captaincy is good but the
team's performance, its collective effort, is essential for a
captain. A team never wins by the performance of one or two
players only. When the entire team performs, we get good
results," Tendulkar said.
Early in his captaincy, Dhoni already enjoys some stellar
success in all three formats of the game.
The star stumper-batsman led India to Twenty20 World Cup
triumph, a One-Day International (ODI) tri-series victory in
Australia and is yet to lose a Test match as a captain. Dhoni
has won four out of the five Tests he led India in, the last
of which was against England in Mohali earlier this week which
ended in a draw.
Tendulkar said both good leadership and some sterling
performance by the team made it a memorable year for Indian
cricket.
"Throughout the year, our players have performed. It has
been a good team effort and good leadership," he said.
Looking ahead, Tendulkar said the team would now strive
to maintain the high standard it set this year.
"We had a great series against England when all players
performed very well. We will try to maintain the form we have
displayed throughout the year. The team has set some targets
which we shall try to achieve," he said.
Tendulkar lavished praise on opener Gautam Gambhir and
said the left-hander has proved himself as a key member of the
side.
"Gambhir has batted very well throughout the year. He has
shown the kind of form that gives nightmares to the
opposition. He has shown great consistency, he attacked when
attack was required, defended when defence was required.
"He has displayed solid technique and capacity for making
big runs. His teammates knew his capability, now the whole
world knows about it," Tendulkar said.
The 27-year-old Gambhir had a stupendous year that saw
him breaking into the top 10 in the ICC Test Rankings for
batsman.
The diminutive Delhi batsman scored more than 1000 runs
this calendar year, including three hundreds in his last five
Tests.
Asked about cancellation of India's Pakistan tour
following the Mumbai terror attacks, Tendulkar said on such
occasions, cricket should take a backseat.
"It is a decision by the government and we respect that
decision. The attack on Mumbai was very unfortunate, so many
people lost their lives in it. This tragedy is far bigger than
any cricket tour or sports. Those who have lost their loved
ones can never be compensated," Tendulkar said.
Tendulkar also asked his critics to stop speculating
about his retirement till they hear from him on the subject.
"It will only be right for me to speak about retirement,
if and when I feel the time is right. It's not for others to
speak or speculate on the subject," he said.
"I have been subjected to such questions for long now.
Let everyone wait till I have something to say on the matter,"
said Tendulkar.
Cancellation of the Pakistan tour allows the Indian
cricketers to have more rest before they tour New Zealand and
Tendulkar was optimistic that the team would continue to do
well on the other side of the break.
"For the next month and a half, we would be free of
international engagements. There would be domestic ties and
then getting together in time to prepare for the tour to New
Zealand.
"Hopefully, our good form would continue next year," he
added.
India will tour New Zealand in March-April 2009 for a
tour comprising two Tests and five one-day internationals.
Wishing everyone happiness on the eve of new year,
Tendulkar expressed hopes that the almighty's blessing would
be on India in 2009. PTI
Singh Dhoni's leadership Thursday earned him accolades from
his senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar, who said he was
obviously a "good captain" but had a good team at his disposal
to bring about the desired result.
Tendulkar, who came here for a vacation with wife Anjali
and two children, told reporters that apart from Dhoni's
captaincy, it was a great team effort which saw India finish
the year on a high.
"Dhoni is obviously a good captain. But a good captain
needs a good team. Obviously his captaincy is good but the
team's performance, its collective effort, is essential for a
captain. A team never wins by the performance of one or two
players only. When the entire team performs, we get good
results," Tendulkar said.
Early in his captaincy, Dhoni already enjoys some stellar
success in all three formats of the game.
The star stumper-batsman led India to Twenty20 World Cup
triumph, a One-Day International (ODI) tri-series victory in
Australia and is yet to lose a Test match as a captain. Dhoni
has won four out of the five Tests he led India in, the last
of which was against England in Mohali earlier this week which
ended in a draw.
Tendulkar said both good leadership and some sterling
performance by the team made it a memorable year for Indian
cricket.
"Throughout the year, our players have performed. It has
been a good team effort and good leadership," he said.
Looking ahead, Tendulkar said the team would now strive
to maintain the high standard it set this year.
"We had a great series against England when all players
performed very well. We will try to maintain the form we have
displayed throughout the year. The team has set some targets
which we shall try to achieve," he said.
Tendulkar lavished praise on opener Gautam Gambhir and
said the left-hander has proved himself as a key member of the
side.
"Gambhir has batted very well throughout the year. He has
shown the kind of form that gives nightmares to the
opposition. He has shown great consistency, he attacked when
attack was required, defended when defence was required.
"He has displayed solid technique and capacity for making
big runs. His teammates knew his capability, now the whole
world knows about it," Tendulkar said.
The 27-year-old Gambhir had a stupendous year that saw
him breaking into the top 10 in the ICC Test Rankings for
batsman.
The diminutive Delhi batsman scored more than 1000 runs
this calendar year, including three hundreds in his last five
Tests.
Asked about cancellation of India's Pakistan tour
following the Mumbai terror attacks, Tendulkar said on such
occasions, cricket should take a backseat.
"It is a decision by the government and we respect that
decision. The attack on Mumbai was very unfortunate, so many
people lost their lives in it. This tragedy is far bigger than
any cricket tour or sports. Those who have lost their loved
ones can never be compensated," Tendulkar said.
Tendulkar also asked his critics to stop speculating
about his retirement till they hear from him on the subject.
"It will only be right for me to speak about retirement,
if and when I feel the time is right. It's not for others to
speak or speculate on the subject," he said.
"I have been subjected to such questions for long now.
Let everyone wait till I have something to say on the matter,"
said Tendulkar.
Cancellation of the Pakistan tour allows the Indian
cricketers to have more rest before they tour New Zealand and
Tendulkar was optimistic that the team would continue to do
well on the other side of the break.
"For the next month and a half, we would be free of
international engagements. There would be domestic ties and
then getting together in time to prepare for the tour to New
Zealand.
"Hopefully, our good form would continue next year," he
added.
India will tour New Zealand in March-April 2009 for a
tour comprising two Tests and five one-day internationals.
Wishing everyone happiness on the eve of new year,
Tendulkar expressed hopes that the almighty's blessing would
be on India in 2009. PTI
