According to the former ODI skipper Ajay Jadeja, Sourav Ganguly should be the captain of the team for the World Cup 2007, to be held in West Indies. In Jadeja’s opinion, Ganguly is the man who fits better as a captain.

In the past also, Ganguly has lead the team and showed good performance as the captain of the side. He has a potential to handle the squad, and has a positive attitude on the field. He is a commanding skipper overall.

Jadeja said, ‘Ganguly should captain the World Cup side. I have always maintained that if Ganguly is in the team, he should be the captain. He has always been a great captain’. However, in the same breath he added it was too early to decide on Rahul Dravid’s captaincy. He should be given a little time.

Ganguly was selected for the Test Series against South Africa, when the Indian team was defamed after the defeat in the ODI series by 4-0. Ganguly was earlier ignored by the selection committee as he was out of form throughout the year.

Ganguly proved the faith of the selectors, as he dominated the first test match in Johannesburg. His solid half century not only rescued India from the pits, but also managed to bag a win on the South African soil for the first time.

Jadeja said:

Ganguly’s return to the Test cricket is a great comeback to the side. In the first Test, he played creditably. Not many people thought that he was capable of such a comeback, but Ganguly applied himself well.

Jadeja, who was banned from the game for five years on allegations of match fixing in 2000, cautioned media not to get emotional about the win or defeat of the side. He said,

If we win one match, you become exuberant, and say what a great victory. Again if we lose a match, you start saying negative things. As skipper Ganguly did play a big role in giving shape to the team that did well in the early part of the decade.

Considering the present scenario, Dravid is not a good captain for the side. He is not commanding on the field and is unable to handle the team. A captain has to be very effective for the side, which Ganguly is. Ganguly’s captaincy is known all over the world. He can handle the team very well, especially, in big tournaments. Jadeja is right on his path of opinion that Ganguly should lead the team in World Cup 2007. He can definitely brighter the chances to win the World Cup as a captain and holds that potential in himself. I’m not questioning the potential of Dravid, however, he’s not a ‘war hero’. As Kapil Dev too pointed out this a couple of weeks back, he’s not aggressive and lacks the ability to gel together players and make the team deliver the best according to the situation on the ground.

Via: DNA SPORT