I think, Indian posters are misunderstanding my post - the topic was "how successful", not "how good". I have no doubt, VK 'll bring a great positive vibe in Indian cricket like Ganguly (Or 40 years back Tiger Pataudi) did, but, in terms of success, I am not so optimistic. He 'll be at per with MS at home (put Shami or Ishant as Captain, I 'll tell the same - IND needs top 11 players & a stable dressing room to smash almost any side at home as long as the Captain, whoever, makes the playing XI on merit), BUT he 'll lose lot more away than MS, if his opening "Blowers" go for 6/over on first morning of a SCG Test or his "spear-tail" goes for 45 in 3 overs on a sluggish SCG wicket in 4th afternoon with 6 men on line. IND, probably 'll lose this Test, though there is a slim chance that they might just win it - MS won't have won it for sure, but his chances of drawing this was much higher than Australia's chance of winning it - one can calculate it in success %.
By the way, early signs are not good - I see Tendulkar syndrome. As Azhar's deputy, SRT was brilliant, expectation was a super computer like Captain with a cyborg like capability, until he was appointed permanently. I see VK moving out of slips (ironically so did SRT), changing bowlers after almost every over, going to bowlers with tips often in every ball (IND probably had the highest number of boundary conceded, after every time SRT 'll talk to Srinath, Prashad...), changing fielding strategy almost after every over......it hasn't affected his batting yet, neither for SRT initially, but.......
By the way, early signs are not good - I see Tendulkar syndrome. As Azhar's deputy, SRT was brilliant, expectation was a super computer like Captain with a cyborg like capability, until he was appointed permanently. I see VK moving out of slips (ironically so did SRT), changing bowlers after almost every over, going to bowlers with tips often in every ball (IND probably had the highest number of boundary conceded, after every time SRT 'll talk to Srinath, Prashad...), changing fielding strategy almost after every over......it hasn't affected his batting yet, neither for SRT initially, but.......
