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    With the likes of Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] and Yuvraj Singh [ Images ] in the Indian ranks, Gavaskar agreed with Dhoni saying that Indian skipper should bat at No. 5. "I think he (Dhoni) has no place in the top order. You have Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar at the top and Gautam Gambhir comes next. Yuvraj Singh is at his best at number four and so Dhoni comes after him" Gavaskar said, "The important thing about the debate was good players should face more overs and he (Dhoni) was batting as a floater for some time. Full Article at Rediff
    I think he (Dhoni) has no place in the top order. You have Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar at the top and Gautam Gambhir comes next. Yuvraj Singh is at his best at number four and so Dhoni comes after him
    SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
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Dhoni has no place up in top-order: Gavaskar
  1. When one-day cricket came into being people felt Test cricket will be overshadowed but it never happened. Test cricket remained the pinnacle and it will remain so. There is space for all the formats. The only thing for administrators is how to balance them and not to make overkill of one over the other
    Ravi Shastri – Ravi Shastri SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
  2. The important thing about the debate was good players should face more overs and he (Dhoni) was batting as a floater for some time. And I think he will bat according to the situation
    SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
  3. Of course, the lure of money may alter the priority of young players but a youngster should first think of playing for the country first before being lured by the big money
    SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
  4. It is a tribute to his greatness, to his fitness and skills that he would last 20 long years and still maintains top form. He will go down in history as one of the greatest players
    Ravi Shastri – Ravi Shastri SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
  5. It is a tremendous achievement to be able to play for 20 years consistently. Even after 20 years he is still child at heart. He has still got the enthusiasm of a child and is still hungry to perform after playing for so many years
    SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago
  6. Tendulkar has performed in every conditions. He has been done well abroad and scored runs against all countries. Moreover, he has come out of lean patches faster than any average player. That is the hallmark of a player's greatness
    SOURCE: Rediff 1 month ago

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