I am ready for captaincy if board want : Anil Kumble
November 7, 2007
Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble on Wednesday threw his hat in the ring and said he is ready to take over as India’s next Test captain if selectors ask him to do so.
The 37-year-old leg-spinner, a veteran of 118 Test and 271 One-day matches, said leading India would be an honour for him but it was upto the selectors to decide whom they want for the top job.
Since Rahul Dravid quit the job after leading India to a successful tour of England, India are without a Test captain and with Sachin Tendulkar – selectors’ first choice for the job – pulling out of the race, One-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems running a one-horse race.
Kumble said he had no idea if his name would be discussed at all or not but the ball was now in the selectors’ court.
Incidentally, cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has also advocated having Kumble as the captain of the Test team.
Though Dhoni seems almost certain to get the job, a number of former players, including Ravi Shastri, have warned that the youngster already have a lot on his plate and burdening him with Test captaincy might backfire
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