My choice of captain would be me, says Dhoni
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Baramulla (Kashmir): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused
to speculate on who can be his successor as it's not in his hands but
given a choice he would choose himself for the top job. Responding to a
question on his successor, Dhoni said he would not like to name anyone
in particular as it was not for him to decide.
"It is not my choice ... my choice would be me," Dhoni told reporters
at Baramulla, a place which is 55 kms from Srinagar. "As far as the
contenders as concerned there are many...we have Virender Sehwag, Gautam
Gambhir and Virat Kohli," he added.
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Sehwag was deputy to Dhoni for a long time before his opening partner
and Delhi teammate Gambhir was appointed as the vice-captain of the
team. But Sehwag was made stop gap captain when Dhoni was rested from
ODI series against West Indies.
However, following series of good performances Down Under Kohli was
named as the vice-captain of the team for Asia Cup played in Bangladesh
earlier this year.
