KKR adopts safe path, to announce captain, squad in SA

People are enraged. Ganguly fans are hooting the recent multiple captaincy decision for Kolkata Knight Riders. rumor has it that fearing a public outrage after Sourav Ganguly was stripped of sole captaincy role, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today said they will announce their skipper and squad for the Indian Premier League's second season in South Africa and not here. Interestingly, the development has further fuelled speculation that the Knight Riders think tank was yet to sort out their "differences" with Ganguly.

"I don't want to disclose the names of the players who would be going to South Africa now as we want to keep all options open. We might take the whole squad which took part in the conditioning camp to South Africa. Nothing has been finalized right now. The final team for KKR would be announced in South Africa," said Bhattacharya. However SRK has clearly quoted in his recent interview that he & not anyone will take decision regarding the captaincy & this decision would be taken in South Africa.

Ganguly upset with Buchanan, Says he was never consulted over the KNR multiple captaincy decision

This year the Indian Premier League has more controversies than the matches itself. Here’s another one in its kitty. Kolkata Knight Riders has decided not to have a fixed captain for the IPL this season. Ganguly however chews his own word with a grim-looking plastic smile & quotes, “I am not upset.’ And superficially laughs off the rumors. A grim-looking Ganguly, sitting beside Buchanan at the press conference, refused to elaborate on the decision and simply said the concept was new and needed to be evaluated as it goes on. Ganguly said the plan was Buchanan's. "He is the coach of the team and he has got the right to make decisions. We'll see as it goes along. At the end of the day we all have to deliver."

Buchanan said the prospect of Ganguly not being a mechanical choice in the XI was not an issue at the moment. "All we are doing right at this stage is that we have no concept of the schedule, what it looks like and where we are playing - all those sorts of things. Whether Sourav is in the side in three weeks or four weeks time at this stage is irrelevant." Obviously Ganguly fans are extremely upset over this decision & are venting their anger over it. Any publicity is good publicity & IPL is getting just that.