Melbourne moss

Chapel and Ganguly never quite enjoyed a mutual back scratch when they were at the helm of affairs. The first senior to be temporarily eliminated for falling foul of the coach returned to the legion of time tested greats when his removal never reflected in the victory margin of team India.

When Dhoni ascended to the throne, he had 4 skippers under him each having ultimate clout on all levels of the BCCI. The non performing elephants had to be ignored. With a carrot being tossed at Dhoni by way of T20 captaincy, the panel of selectors found a green thumb for a wilting Indian farm. With a first badge on his chest, he ensured elimination of Laxman, Dravid and Ganguly from the ODI ring.

Being someone who treats his captaincy records like glass sculptures, MS eliminated a mass of runs that he found burdensome from a celebrated lineup. Victory in the VB series followed.

Now, we've lost five tests overseas and MS makes the same mistakes - men manning the deep for guys who have barely seen the light of day. A man who won two world cups, ODI series against Australia, SA and England faltered with field placement ? Doesn't one see a deliberate measure ? Well, the man is sparing the rod to spoil the child and is swiss knifing the selectors, board and the commission. He wants the big three out of tests for good reason. Men with fifty thousand runs nearing forty years of age have failed to touch 300 in 8 visits to the turf. Negotiations have failed. Decades of association forces selectors to show faith in yesteryear overlords. MS decides to put things on paper.

If the wise old owls of Indian cricket decide to holster their guns turn around, the man with the midas touch will turn on the lights again. There's more than what meets the eye and most certainly MS, with ease, can solve the new Aussie puzzle. He just needs to think lean.