Dhoni’s numbers as a captain is available on every news site and sports website now. So I will refrain from talking numbers here. But Dhoni the captain deserves a far better farewell than the clouded circumstances under which his exit has been viewed. India was an average cricketing team. It came and went in major tourneys producing a spark here and there since 1983. Sachin Tendulkar was regarded as a miracle to cricket but the sport being a team one showed no mercy on a mediocre team with no fast bowlers or game changers. In every sense a true cricketing fan witnessed more losses than wins during the early ‘90s. Then came Ganguly and finally India saw what it lacked in a captain so far, a spine. He was a very impulsive captain known for fantastic gut and even more fantastic temper. He was never far away from a retort, an opinion or a smooth cover drive. For the first time then, India saw how different a man who wants to make a difference needs to actually survive in a country wh...