India’s World Cup-winning skipper, Kapil Dev has backed another Indian World Cup winner, MS Dhoni. Dhoni has been getting criticized for his slow-batting in the ongoing edition of the World Cup. But Kapil Dev disagrees with such assessment on Dhoni. The veteran Indian stumper played questionable knocks against Afghanistan and England respectively.
“It’s very unfair to criticize Dhoni. It has happened to those who have been rated as all-time greats. They are not going to be 20 all over again,” Kapil was quoted as saying.
“The most important thing is Dhoni is doing good as far as the team is concerned. He may not be meeting the expectations of the public. The biggest problem is we expect so much from our heroes. He is doing a fabulous job for the team and an integral member of the thinktank.
“With an aggressive Virat (Kohli) as a captain, it’s ideal to have someone with a calming effect like him. His wicketkeeping is good, and as I said, he can’t be as good as he was when he was 20 or 23,” felt the 60-year-old,” Kapil added.