Captain Kumble

After winning the 20-20 world cup and showing promises in the one dayers and test series throughout the year, India now faces a fresh challenge. Its not going to be a home series, and these are the conditions where the indians tumble under pressure. But it is not just victory that indians are chasing.
Kumble perhaps deserves the captaincy. Take it as reward to his services for the game, or take it as "luck" , but for me he is perhaps the best replacement for Mr.Dravid. As the press conferences begins, we all see the reason why i say the same.
Captaincy involves more than just leading the players in the field, more than just be able to manage the bowlers and placing the fielders. A captain needs to set up the morale and spirit of the game, both on and off the field. On the field as a honest player, a player who does not play for individual records, and Off the field as a player who sets the fan following by showing up the class at the press conferences.
My favourite Mr. Dravid did exactly the above, but failed at something else, his individual performace went down. Though i believe its only a series of bad luck that has struck him and he will be back with a bigger bang, Mr.Kumble needs to lookout for the same. I sincerely hope he does not follow Tendulkar, Sourav and Dravid on the list, especially because he is at the end of his carrer( no hard feelings, i would love to c see him play forever).
But all in all, i believe kumble has in him to be a gr8 captain. Though time is not with him, to show a long stint at captaincy but if i know kumble .....its another challenge for him, and he'll show the world what can be done by him.