This is news to me that I will be captain Ganguly

This is news to me that I will be captain Ganguly

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Sourav Ganguly on Monday sidestepped questions on whether he had been re-appointed captain of his Indian Premier League team.

"This is news to me that I will be captain. I am sure when everything is decided, there are responsible people who will make an announcement," he said.

The left-hander had been replaced by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum for the second season of Twenty20 extravaganza.

But with national duty putting a question mark on McCullum's availability for the entire next season, there is speculation that Ganguly would return at the helm.

"KKR is such a high-profile team, there are bound to be speculations," said Ganguly.

Meanwhile, the reports to re-instate Sourav Ganguly as the Kolkata Knight Riders' captain, and appointment of John Wright as team's coach, has got the backing of local Kolkata players.

Senior pro Laxmi Ratan Shukla said that it was a good move to make Sourav the only captain.

"From my point of view Sourav Ganguly would always be a great captain and a great player. It's always great playing under him."

"I don't know what Shah Rukh Khan (team owner) and Jay Mehta (manager) are thinking but it is good if Sourav is our only captain."