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tommcat
April 27, 2006, 08:37 PM
West Indies Cricket Board have appointed Brain Lara as the captain, I strongly feel that its a step backward for an already struggling team. Brain Lara now 37 doesnt seem as a long term focus, Lara at the maximum will last until next years world cup which is just another 12 months away. Someone else must have been choosen as the captain and they must have allowed Lara to concentrate only on his game.

Though Sarwan would've been a logical choice as he is young and can take the team forward for another 4-5 years, I would've liked to see Sylvester Joseph, the man who captained West Indies in Sri Lanka during the series in which India too was involved as the captain. He captained well with the limited resources he had and really made India & Sri Lanka struggle with such a in-experienced team (Sylvester Joseph actaully leads the West Indies A-Team & also Leeward Islands). Inexperience could count, but who knows?

shrek
May 10, 2006, 10:25 PM
only lara with his stature can lead with respect else there will be conflict of interests in the team

kingz
May 16, 2006, 01:03 PM
I would say Lara is the correct choice for WI captain. b'coz now he is in tha last stage of his career he has already proved as a great batsman in the world.

He has to prove in captaincy also. Now he got a chance to prove that also. Currently the WI team is doing good, For world cup they have to shine b'coz their own grounds, for that lara is the only guy having so much of experience. v will c the future of the team later. v should plan for the World Cup first. Obviously all the teams r looking for that only.

So I suggest Lara is the right choice. :cool:

tommcat
May 17, 2006, 10:22 AM
Lara needs to concentrate more on his batting and if he plays well others can chip in & West Indies can start winning games. By captaining a fragile side which he had already captained in two tenures before and has a dismissal record, he will be unable to get anything right.

gskumar
May 19, 2006, 09:48 PM
you are right tommcat, i feel lara isnt the great choice, sarwan or gayle could have been considered.