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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | Former Indian captains differ on Chappell's skipper selection 22.23 IST 17th June 2005 By Agencies 
Two former Test captains had differing views about newly appointed national cricket coach Greg Chappell's comments on how the India skipper should be selected in future.While Polly Umrigar supported the view of Chappell, who wants the squad to be chosen first and then the captain to be picked from among the members, Chandu Borde was against the idea. Chappell, in his first press conference at Bangalore on Thursday after taking over as the new coach, said "speaking on cricket in general, one has to pick the team first and then the best person to lead the team," adding he felt quite strongly in favour of this method. "It's a good idea and the correct procedure, to choose the squad members first and then choose the captain from among them," said Umrigar in Mumbai, who has led India in the late 1950s. Borde, on the other hand, held a different view. "It's something new to Indian cricket, but I don't know whether this is a good idea or how this would work out as during selection committee meetings both the captain and coach are present and their views are given weightage (by the selectors)," Borde said. "How could you get the captain's views about the players who are to be chosen if he himself has not been chosen in the first place," he queried. |
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