It’s perhaps the fact that batsmen aren’t as anxious to score or play more shots in the longer format that didn’t work in Dhoni’s favour as a Test captain. Unlike in ODIs and T20s, he rarely seemed to be a step ahead of the game. In most cases, as a Test captain, he was playing catch-up. And he never seemed at his best doing that. It must be said that he didn’t always have the kind of bowling attack required to generate pressure on the opposition on away tours.
