I have maintained for quite a while that I feel that Tendulkar has a lot of good cricket left in him and maintain the same. This post is more about going into the captaincy aspect though.

I think Tendulkar would be a very good captain if and when he does get the opportunity. He has one of the best cricket brains I have seen, players regard him highly. In his earlier tenure, he over taxed players, expected too much out of them and did not get the support of the board at times like when the board sent for Noel David. He got the support of the board too on occasions but I believe the captain should get more support.

Given his past experience (bad experience can also be a great stepping stone) and his brain, plus Mumbai guys at the helm in the BCCI, Tendulkar coming back to captain would be a good choice and is also not some thing which can be ruled out.

The possibility of Tendulkar becoming captain was real after Tendulkar accepted the vice-captaincy in the recent past in sharp contrast to a few years back when he didn’t want to captain even in tour games where the tour captains were resting. Many I spoke with back then said that it was impossible. It isn’t any more which further reiterates never say never where Indian cricket is concerned..

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