The instant you accepted the captaincy,
you also accepted the responsibility of the players’ performance and the team results.

A captain should never blame his team.

It is irresponsible of you to blame the defeat on the batsman.
When you lose, do not start pointing the finger of blame at anyone.
I would have expected you to have learnt from the mistakes of your immediate predecessor.

The ‘team’ lost.
A team is not only the batsmen,
but also the bowlers, fielders and a captain.

That team lost because they let the opponents, who were 100/1 at halfway mark, reach 315.
A team, where 5 bowlers conceeded 156 runs for no wickets in 15 overs, an ER of 11.
A team of youngsters, who you told us would justify their selection on the field.
They didn’t.

You chose the team, Mr Dhoni. You chose the entire squad.
Those 156 runs is your failure – you got your bowling lineup horribly wrong.

You decided on field placements that could not contain their batsmen.

You decided on the batting order too, that could not deliver in the circumstances.
It is for you to know every batsman’s capabilities, experience, form and his mindset
before you decide on the batting order, not after.
It is not a ‘gut’ thing.

This is not a lesson of how to play, to hoick sixes,
it is a lesson in how to be a true leader your players will look up to.

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