Virender Sehwag does not hanker after Test captaincy and the swashbuckling opener
says as a senior member of the squad, he would keep giving his inputs to whoever
leads the side.
While ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the
overwhelming favourite to take over the Test reins from Anil Kumble in
the future, a section of former players believe Sehwag might be the right choice
for the job.
The Delhi batsman, however, made it clear that he does not crave for the job
and would keep helping the team as a senior member.
"As a senior member, I would keep giving my suggestions. I suggested something
to Kumble in Perth and it clicked. Likewise, I would keep giving my suggestions
and it won't have anything to do with whether I'm the skipper or not,"
Sehwag told reporters here today on the sidelines of a Neo Cricket channel programme.
In the Perth Test, Sehwag had asked Kumble to persist with Ishant Sharma, who
was off-colour till then, and the move paid off with the Delhi speedster removing
Ricky Ponting.
Told about the view of some of the former players who would have liked to see
him as the next Test captain, Sehwag said, "It's their opinion." Sehwag
said he had fully recovered from an ankle injury and was looking forward to
the home series against Australia.
"In absence of any cricket in the entire month of September, we got time
to work on our fitness. My ankle is perfect now and by the time we play against
Australia, all other players would also be in the peak of their fitness
level," he said.
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