John Buchanan wants John Wright to pick the captain for the New Zealand team
Director of New Zealand Cricket, John Buchanan, has said that the coach of the national team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wright-c98127 should be the one to decide the new captain for the Black Caps.
Daniel Vettori decided to step down from Test captaincy after the home series against Pakistan earlier this year and relinquished the limited overs leadership after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 has been Vettori’s vice-captain since the last couple of years and is expected to take over the job but Wright seems to be in favour of the wicketkeeper/batsman Brendon McCullum.
Buchanan said that it is imperative for an international cricket team that the coach and the captain have a good relationship and this is the reason why http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Buchanan-c48808 wants Wright to choose the captain.
He said, "If the coach and captain of a team don't get along then it's a recipe for disaster, so John needs to be very strong on who he wants there."
New Zealand cricket has faced torrid times since the last one year, facing disastrous defeats against Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Defeats against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 might not have hurt them that much as both the subcontinent teams are major forces in
international cricket but their loss against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 was alarming.
Kiwis faced a humiliation at the hands of Bangladesh when they were whitewashed in the One Day International series.
Buchanan who himself is a former coach of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 team feels that more and more power should be given to the coach. He feels that the coach of a team is responsible for the performance and this is the reason why coaches should have a say in selection.
"Part of my role is very clear. I want to elevate the role of the coach. I believe an individual is accountable for the team performance yet doesn't have some of the key responsibilities that should go with that position of which selection is one," Buchanan
added.
Let’s hope that Buchanan and Wright can change the fortunes of Kiwi cricket because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 has been a very important team in international cricket over the years.
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