http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/tags/Dhoni/default.aspxTAGS: DhonienCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspxThu, 09 Apr 2009 09:07:00 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:9916Sukumar Ranganathan12http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9916http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/commentapi.aspx?PostID=9916http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx#comments<p>So, M S Dhoni can do no wrong. </p><p>India&#39;s cricket captain, who has been named by Wisden as&nbsp; captain of the <a href="http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/398701.html">Wisden Test XI</a> for 2008, is in that zone that many Indians in public life and several Indian companies have found themselves -- the zone where they can do no wrong. </p><p>Thus, Dhoni can afford to draw the third Test against New Zealand, after being in a position to win it, and not be <a href="http://blogs.cricinfo.com/diffstrokes/archives/2009/04/dark_cloud_over_dhoni.php">criticised for it</a>.&nbsp; I can think of several Indian captains who would have been crucified for the decision, but not Dhoni. </p><p>If I were the Indian captain, I would be very worried (although Dhoni doesn&#39;t really look to be the kind of person who would like to worry about anything; wonder if he has read <a href="http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm">Kipling</a>). The irrational love may soon turn into irrational hate. And then, Dhoni will again find himself in the zone where the same Indians Indians in public life and several Indian companies have found themselves -- the zone where they can do no right. </p><p>Many years ago, I met entrepreneur<a href="http://www.katra.biz/leadership.htm"> Ramesh Vangal</a> who was then trying to make a go of his IT business and who had a term for this phenomenon : the hero to zero syndrome. I can&#39;t better that. <br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class = "shareblock"><strong>Share this post:</strong> <a href = "mailto:?body=Thought you might like this: http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx&amp;;subject=Dhoni+and+the+hero+to+zero+syndrome" target="_blank" title = "Post http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx">email it!</a> | <a href = "http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx&amp;;title=Dhoni+and+the+hero+to+zero+syndrome" target="_blank" title = "Post http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx">del.icio.us!</a> | <a href = "http://www.digg.com/submit?url=http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx&amp;;phase=2" target="_blank" title = "Post http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx">digg it!</a> | <a href = "http://newsvine.com/_tools/seed?u=http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx" target="_blank" title = "Post http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/daily_download/archive/2009/04/09/dhoni-and-the-hero-to-zero-syndrome.aspx">newsVine!</a></div><img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9916" width="1" height="1">DhoniVangal