After Kevin Pietersen replaced Rahul Dravid as the captain of Bangalore Royal Challengers, it is the turn of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to get a new skipper. Some media reported that, New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum may replace the present incumbent Sourav Ganguly. Sources say that, Ganguly is unwilling to carry on as captain of the team and could step down.

 

This report comes a day after the KKR director of Cricket operations John Buchanan’s comments on the leadership issues. In fact the Knight Riders management has spoken to McCullum about taking over from Ganguly. McCullum had started the first season of the IPL in style by smashing unbeaten 158 off just 73 balls in the 1st match of the tournament against Bangalore Royal Challengers.

 

Also, unlike Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and West Indian Chris Gayle, McCullum is available for the entire duration of the tournament. Media speculated that Buchanan might select McCullum as the new captain. However, the KKR management was tight-lipped on the issue.