IPL T20 Live Cricket Score : Multiple captain theory is burning issue at IPL
April 18, 2009
John Buchanan recently floated the idea of having multiple captains in Twenty20, it became a burning issue.
His effigies were burnt in Kolkata by fans of former India captain Sourav Ganguly who believed the concept was meant to dilute the powers of their popular ‘Prince of Kolkata’.
Buchanan, cricket manager of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, sparked a worldwide debate with his concept and led to the pro-Ganguly protests.
The controversy did not die down and it eventually required Knight Riders owner, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, to broker a truce.
John Buchanan’s multiple-captain idea may have ruffled the feathers in India but Australia skipper Ricky Ponting feels the suggestion has “some merit”. Ponting said Buchanan’s move to have multiple captains at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would take some pressure off regular skipper Sourav Ganguly and the move might actually work.
Sane Warne, who had a stormy relation with Buchanan during their days together with the Australian team, said the idea mooted by the Kolkata Knight Riders coach simply could not work.
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