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CAPE TOWN, : According to breaking news, the Kolkata Knight Riders owner, Shah Rukh Khan (in AFP photo), today described the taking away of captaincy from Sourav Ganguly as a “cricketing decision taken for the betterment of the team." He claimed the former India captain had been involved in the decision-making process.
“It was a cricketing decision. People with cricketing heads and minds -- Dada, (Mr John) Buchanan and the team management -- took the decision. I hope it is for the betterment of the team,” the film star said. New Zealander Brendon McCullum was yesterday appointed captain, replacing Ganguly, setting at rest weeks of speculation after the KKR director of cricket, Mr Buchanan, had kicked up a controversy with his multiple captaincy doctrine. Ganguly said he “did not mind” the decision and now the focus should be on every team member performing well.
“It was a team decision. I don't mind that. Now everybody will have to perform if the team want to do well in the tournament,” he said. Ganguly said his only personal objective was to play an important role in the outfit's overall enterprise. The former India captain, told that he had been described as "the best skipper in the world" by Shah Rukh Khan, said, if it was so, he was "thankful for the compliment."
McCullum, he said, would be a good captain. "McCullum is a dashing and dynamic player. He will be a good captain. I wish him all the luck. My sole aim is to score runs and play an important role in the team's win. I will try and do well for the team," he said. Asked why he was seemingly perennially associated with controversies, Ganguly, smiling, said he had no clue as to why it was so. "I don't know why it always happens to me. But I've got to live with it. God has given me many things in life. I have captained India and played for the national team for so long. I have a great life back home. God has been really kind to me," he said.
Mallya’s point of view
The Bangalore Royal Challengers owner, Mr Vijay Mallya, today said Shah Rukh Khan had every right to experiment with his team but he would himself stick to a single skipper for the entire tournament. “Shah Rukh is entitled to his plans. But as for me, I am not a cricketer like Brijesh Patel and Ray Jennings so I went by their suggestions before building the team. That was what I did last year as well,” said Mr Mallya, currently in China for the Shanghai Grand Prix. “I think Shah Rukh has every right to say he will run the team the way he wants. But for my team, Kevin Pietersen will be the captain,” he added. Mr Mallya said Rahul Dravid had not been sacked from the Royal Challengers' captaincy.
“Rahul's wife is expecting and he may return home from South Africa any moment and that would have put us into trouble,” said Mr Mallya. Alluding to Pietersen and his shenanigans on and off the field, Mr Mallya said he had been bought for his batting exploits and not for his airs.
“If a player is glamorous, what's wrong with it? We bought him for his batting. As far as his getting sacked from the England captaincy goes, we also have it here. So that's not an issue,” Mr Mallya said. Although not satisfied with his team's performance last year, Mr Mallya said he was happy they had managed to break even on the financial front. “We are perhaps the only team that managed to break even in last season's IPL. We managed to make money from ticket sales,” said Mr Mallya.
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