The burden of Indian captaincy

Rahul Dravid resigned as the captain of the Indian cricket team yesterday.
It came as a shock to everyone- despite losing early in the World Cup, Dravid had a very successful run in England and the Indian dressing room seemed a happy place under his stewardship.

While I am as surprised as anyone about his decision, here are three reasons why I think it is a good one.
One- you must always make the move when people ask you- why did he do that, instead of asking for your head. Always make the move when you are ahead than behind. It is a god philosophy anywhere- you maintain your dignity and stature. You earn more respect because you are not craving for the job. It came to you, you did well and now, you think it is time to let go. Very few Indian captains, Ganguly being the most recent example, have had the ability to let go and that will always taint his legacy in the long run.
Two- Dravid has long been one of the most dependable and consistent batsmen in world cricket. Captaincy seemed to affect his style. He was fidgety at the crease, he was edgy, his average was dipping and he must have felt the burden, the burden of constant scrutiny, of every action being dissected by armchair observers (me included), and he must have felt that his contribution with the bat is more critical than leading the side. I personally feel we will see the return of Dravid the batsman once he has shed the role of captaincy.
Third- for all the pressures that come with being captain of India, he has not really had the support of BCCI in terms of a regular coach, his thoughts on the composition of the team and he must have felt that it is better to step away than keep leading a side where the strings are being pulled from somewhere else. Dravid is too dignified a guy to wash the dirty laundry in public. He decided to make the point by just stepping down.

A commendable decision in my view but this leaves the Indian captaincy now wide open.
Heres my recommendation for whatever it is worth.
Given that the one day side and the test sides are looking more and more different (not to talk of Twenty20) and need a different mindset for the two forms of the game, I would venture to say we need two captains. Lets have Sachin for tests and Dhoni for one dayers. Sachin is at the fag end of his career and captaincy could be a crowning glory for the what could potentially be his swansong season. Dhoni is currently captaining the Twenty20 side, is young, has proved himself in one dayers and would be a good fit in the one day format.

We shall know pretty soon but I think given these times, we need to be creative rather than having one captain for both versions of the game.