The current and former captains Sachin and Azhar, with the latter enjoying a return to former Azhar's performance with the willow was impressive at the Mecca of cricket, but his tactical blunder cost India dear. That was the first humiliating experience of Azhar as a captain. His predecessor Krishnamachari Srikkanth, too, had a harrowing time leading India in the Pakistan tour of 1989. Skippering the Indian side is not an easy task.
Expectations tower much higher than Mount Everest making the captain buckle under pressure.
From the late Col. C.K. Nayadu to Sachin Tendulkar, all Indian captains except a few have been a story of failed expectations. The high expectation has led to a high turnover of captains. India has had 26 captains since it gained official Test status in 1932. It is amazing that in the last 65 years the India captain has held down his job for only two and half years on an average. Compare this with other cricket playing sides like the West Indies and Australia where a captain has led the team for more than 10 years.