Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly disappointed with MS Dhoni's stubborness

Under pressure- MS Dhoni

Indian skipper MS Dhoni is under severe pressure following India’s 4th consecutive series loss away from home. The latest being the bilateral series against New Zealand, where the Kiwis remained untroubled in both the Test and ODI fixtures as India failed to register a single win.

Former Indian player Rahul Dravid told Cricinfo that Dhoni needs to change his approach and be more attack minded rather than being defensive if he wants to stay on as captain and win matches abroad, “I think he’s got to realise this very quickly, that if he wants to win Test matches abroad, he’s got to risk it all.

“He’s got to take that chance that he’s going to have to lose some Test matches. The only way you can win abroad is to take a few risks, take a few gambles.”

India will face Australia and England in what is expected to be even sterner tests for the captain, prior to the World Cup 2015, and Dravid feels that its a chance for Dhoni to prove his doubters wrong, “I see these tours as Dhoni’s opportunity to redeem what has been a pretty poor overseas record for him as captain.

“I think he deserves the right, the chance to play out this year, and assess it at the end of the Australian series. End of that series, we will really know where Indian cricket stands and where Dhoni stands, both as a player and as a captain.”

On the other hand, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly lambasted Dhoni’s captaincy style by describing it as “obnoxious”. Ganguly said, “His Test captaincy has been obnoxious. But changing captains now will unsettle the team. His place is not in doubt in Test cricket, but Dhoni needs to set the overseas record right.”