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Impressed by the changed leadership style of Mahendra Singh Dhoni,former skipper Sunil Gavaskar today said the Jharkhand dasher should continue as India8217;s captain till the 2019 World Cup.
Gavaskar feels that Dhoni has changed his captaincy approach after the debacle against Australia and England and he was now a much-more assertive leader on the field.
He is very fit and in great batting form. With the changed leadership approach I think he should not be disturbed till the 2019 World Cup. We should not even discuss it of changing captaincy, said Gavaskar when asked if Dhoni8217;s form and inspiring captaincy in the ongoing Test series against Australia has given him a breathing space after the recent string of losses.
Gavaskar,who had recently said after the home series against England that Dhoni should take a break from captaincy,however,said it8217;s upto the India skipper to decide whether to play till 2019.
I don8217;t know whether he would play till 2019 considering his age by that time. I am saying he can play till 2019 but it8217;s upto him to decide on this, he said.
During the England series I thought he needed a break from cricket. India were not doing anything against England,the players were just meandering and the bowling changes when England were batting were defensive. But now I think Dhoni has recharged and he is in great batting form though he needs to tighten up a bit in his wicket-keeping, Gavaskar said.
