The former Australian coach John Buchanan said that the four captain proposal for the Kolkata Knight Riders has been "misinterpreted" by the media and cricketers alike.
In an interview to a newspaper, the controversial coach mentioned "My four-captain policy has been misinterpreted by most people and I would just like to clarify it." "Basically I will not select a squad captain but will select a captain for each match," he added.
While quoting his proposal to the press at Kolkata last month, the coach was joined by the captain of the Knight Riders Sourav Ganguly, who had a clearly dejected outlook during the press meet.
Buchanan, while defending his four captain policy said that the captain would be selected on a match to match basis. "That captain will make all the normal decisions such as field placings and bowling changes. However, with a unique, fast-flowing and hectic game like Twenty 20, I feel there should be more decision-makers, more captains in the process to succeed, so one has to think differently," he said.
Buchanan mentioned that he was impressed with the quality of cricketers in the Knight Riders' quarters. Commenting on the squad for the second edition of IPL, Buchanan said "I really believe we have a balanced, exciting squad for the IPL. We will have Chris Gayle for seven games, Brendon McCullum for the whole series, while we also have Brad Hodge, who I believe is one of the best Twenty20 players in the world."
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