Indian politician Shashi Tharoor is known to speak his mind, and has once again voiced his opinion, albeit on the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar. Tharoor, an avid cricket fan, said he was never impressed by Tendulakr’s skills as a team captain. There was a time when he felt that Master Blaster was the best bet to lead India, but his perception soon changed after a series of poor performances from the team, under his command.
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“I thought Tendulkar was the best possible captain for India before he became captain. Because when he wasn’t a captain, he was very active, he was fielding on slips, running towards the captain of the day, giving him advice and encouragement, ”Tharoor told SportsKeeda in an interview.
Tendulkar was named captain in 1996 and from there led Team India in 73 ODI and 25 events. He had poor performances, winning only 23 matches and losing 43 ODI. In Tests, he could only achieve four victories. “I said let’s make this boy captain because he really is there in every way. When he became captain, it didn’t work out. He had a not very strong Indian team in his captaincy days, but he himself would admit that he was not the most inspiring and motivating captain, ”added Tharoor.
“This was partly because he had to think about his own hitting. And in the end, he happily resigned the captaincy and refused to accept it when he was offered again later. “
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Under Tendulkar alone, India suffered one of its worst defeats abroad, in 1999 against Australia. India was defeated 0-3 in the Trials and won only one ODI in the tri-series that also involved Pakistan.
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