India-SA: Five match series will be acid test for Dhoni's role as ODI captain

After losing the three-match T20 series 0-2, India gets ready to face South Africa in a five-game One-Day International series. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar told reporters in New Delhi that the Indian team is on an upward curve but should play a better brand of cricket. The Indian Express asks whether the losing sequence puts a question mark on Dhoni’s future as the limited overs captain. [caption id=“attachment_2315180” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] MS Dhoni/ Reuters[/caption] Of course, for India can’t afford to go into the World T20 that they would be hosting early next year, with someone at the helm who has lost his winning mojo. The ODI series against the Proteas is going to be a big test for India’s most successful skipper, says the report. Read it here.