Thursday, March 26, 2009

CAPTAINCY CHANGES IN THE IPL

Kolkata Knight Riders:

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Sourav Ganguly will no longer be the "fixed" skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders as the team has decided to rotate captaincy in the second season of the Indian Premier League starting April 18 in South Africa.

 
KKR coach John Buchanan said the decision to have multiple captains has nothing to do with Ganguly's performance or fitness and denied any rift in the team.
Ganguly, on his part, said his focus was to perform on the field.

Bangalore Royal Challengers:

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K.Pietersen named as new captain of Bangalore Royal Challengers. He will lead the team in the second season of IPL, Jaques Kallis the South African all-rounder will lead the team in the absence of K.Pietersen.

Rahul Dravid who led the team during first season is expecting the birth of his second child and is likely to miss the tournament. Under his captaincy last year team only able to win only four out of the 14 matches they played in the tournament.

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