John Buchanan's new mantra for Twenty20 cricket was put out on Wednesday after the Kolkata Knight Riders announced here that they would adopt a policy of engaging multiple captains during the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
Buchanan, who has often been seen as the most successful international cricket coach after having taken the Aussies to three World Cup title triumphs, told a packed press conference that there won't necessarily be a fixed captain for the Kolkata team this season.
"We will choose the captain depending on the game. There can be multiple team captains in the series," he added.
"If I was Sourav I would be upset. He is the king of Kolkata and he has achieved everything that evrybody has been saying. But he is also a fine person beyond that. I don't think he fully agrees with what has been happening but he is open," he added.
The announcement only added fuel to an already raging hot debate over whether Sourav Ganguly should be replaced as skipper, after news of New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum was on Monday reported to have been tipped for the top job there.
Wednesday's announcement though not an axing, indicates quite strongly the fate that may befall Ganguly in the coming days, much like the way it has in the case of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
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