 Current India vice-captain, Virender Sehwag has asked the selectors to
not consider him for the captaincy of the Indian side. He has also requested them
to discontinue with him as the deputy skipper to M.S.Dhoni, and get in a vice-captain
who could probably be groomed into the role of a captain in the years to come.
Australia has the same policy with Michael Clarke being the vice-captain,
having taken over from Adam Gilchrist, and is not being groomed for the
future as captain, once Ricky Ponting ends his career.
Sehwag was being interviews by a news channel, and he said that he made this
decision known to the selectors, and that he expected them to take a decision
to replace him with someone with a long term plan to become the captain. He
said that he would love to continue scoring the runs for his side and win them
the games!
Sehwag was the vice-captain of the side before the injury hot him and he will
miss out on the Champions Trophy because of that. In his absence, in
all probabilities, the vice-captaincy will be taken over by Yuvraj Singh.
And given Sehwag's reluctance, Yuvraj could be made a long term vice captain
as well. Earlier, Yuvi had been appointed the vice-captain, but given his failure
to cement his place in the test side, the position was offered to Sehwag. However,
with Sourav Ganguly having retired from international cricket, Yuvraj
could expect a more permanent place in the test match side as well, and that
would allow the selectors to confer the role onto his shoulders. Sehwag had
been first made the deputy when Rahul Dravid had been appointed the skipper,
but loss of form and his subsequent ouster from the side meant that the position
was then taken up by VVS Laxman. Sachin Tendulkar also had a shot at
it for some time, thereby fuelling rumours that he could be the next captain
of the side, but Anil Kumble was made the captain. Incidentally, Sehwag
has said that Ganguly was the best captain that he played under.
It was after the appointment of Dhoni as the captain in all the three formats
of the game, Sehwag was given the position of the vice-captain. However, there
have been enough rumours to suggest that not all is well between Dhoni and Sehwag,
and that could be one of the reasons for Sehwag's change of mind.
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