Kumble retires, an era ends..

"Kumble should retire", I was also one of the persons who demanded Anil Kumble's retirement. But there was enough justification for it, right? I guess when Kumble sent Ishant Sharma in as night watchman, the defensive mindset of India's former captain was exposed. How could he ever do that? It was insulting for me as an Indian fan to watch Ishant Sharma go out in the field as night watchman.

"Kumble retires", would be the front page news item in most of the Indian newspapers tomorrow. But not many would be debating the timing of Kumble's retirement? That is what I feel. He was, undoubtedly, one of the finest Indian spinners to have played the game and a champion cricketer, but his retirement came at the right time.

Anil Kumble has retired, Dhoni becomes test captain

Anil Kumble has retired from test cricket. His last ball in the test match, was a full toss, and was duly dispatched to the boundary by Mathew Hayden. An era has ended, a new one begins- Dhoni is now India's test captain too. After Kumble's retirement, the onus is now on Dhoni to win the series for India.

The Aussies will be shaking in their boots, when Dhoni leads India in the fourth and final test of the Border-Gavaskar series. I am beginning to suspect that the Aussies are a bit terrified of him. So far, Dhoni's aggressive style of captaincy has managed to get the better of the Aussies. There's no reason to think that Dhoni's charismatic style of leadership will not succeed in the next test match.

Best of luck, Kumble, for your post-retirement plans. And Dhoni, let's go for the killer punch!! I want the scoreline to read 2-0 at the end of the Nagpur test.

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MS Dhoni or Kumble

Should Kumble retire now