Yesterday's match between Pune Warriors and Chennai Super Kings was a very significant match. The two teams were led by two of the best captains, India has ever produced. Pune Warriors were led by the Prince "Sourav Ganguly", while Chennai super Kings were led by the swash buckling Mahendra Singh Dhoni. If we were to have a debate as to who is the best captain India had, yesterday's match can be called an indicator to the argument. Chennai won the match by 13 runs but the match was not without its moment of ups and down. Chennai scored 164 runs for the loss of 5 wickets and Pune could make only 151 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. The Chennai score included two well make half centuries by Faf du Plessis and S Badrinath.
The form of Sourav Ganguly is not at its best. In all of the previous matches played this season, he has not managed to make any remarkable impact. His fielding too has been far from satisfying and has given away couple of runs through miss field. Can a player be selected into the playing eleven just for his ability to captain the team well is a question most team management have to ask themselves specially in the 20-20 format where each ball, each wicket and each run can make the difference between victory and defeat. This also raises the idea of non playing captains whose job is to plan the strategy of the team like in lawn tennis. If the idea is viable, the IPL governing body should have a think about it. It may be beneficial to the teams and may increase the popularity of the tournament.
On the other hand MS Dhoni was captain cool like he always is. Making some useful contribution in the end overs and commanding him team well. It has always been his trademark. Though Dhoni didn't get the start his team expected in this tournament by loosing some games but there are lots of matches left where both Chennai and Pune can up their antics and make an impression.
Over all, the match can be summed up as the clash of the captains where both the captains have led well their respective teams and will certainly look to perform better.
