Cricket: Kiwi cricketers asked captaincy opinion

New Zealand’s top 20 cricketers have been asked to give their views on the leadership abilities of McCullum,Taylor.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s top 20 cricketers have been asked to give their views on the leadership abilities of Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor before the board names Daniel Vettori’s successor. New Zealand’s director of Cricket John Buchanan confirmed that the subject of captaincy had been broached with the players but there was no question of the players picking the man for the job. “We’re not necessarily canvassing them on a voting process,” he said. “We just want a viewpoint.”

Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2011.