What works elsewhere need not hold good for India, but it is true that Mahendra Singh Dhoni would not have survived as Test captain in a non-Indian cricketing set up.

As much as it was realistic to expect Krishnamachari Srikkanth’s 2011-12 selection committee to replace Dhoni after his twin horrors in England (0-4) and Australia (India lost three Tests under Dhoni) four years ago, it was foolhardy to expect him to give up the job.