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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kudos_utopia" data-source="post: 5514638" data-attributes="member: 90660">Sehwag says no to captaincy Virender Sehwag has clearly said that he does not harbour any hopes of leading the Indian side, but only wants to score many runs for the team. He added that he would prefer if the vice-captaincy was taken away from him and assigned to someone else in order to groom his for his future as the captain after M.S.Dhoni’s run as the captain. Talking to a news channel, he said that he had already informed the selectors that he did not want the role of the deputy captain, as it should belong to someone who would be the selectors’ choice for a long term captain after Dhoni ended his current reign at the top of the side. He said, “I want that I should continue to score runs and keep winning matches for the team.” Sehwag has been the vice-captain of the side on an on and off basis. He was first chosen as the deputy after Rahul Dravid replaced Sourav Ganguly as the captain. He also had his chances as the captain when the main captain was not a part of the side, as he has led the team in two test matches, five ODIs and their first ever T20I against South Africa. However, his batting average in both, the test matches and the ODIs that he has led in is a meagre 19. During the period of 2006-07, which had seen Sehwag lose form and his place in the side, the mantle of the vice-captaincy was passed over to VVS Laxman for some time. Then, with the chances that Rahul Dravid may also resign from the captaincy, Sachin Tendulkar was made the vice-captain, before Dhoni pipped everyone to the post by taking over the reigns of the game in all the three formats, the tests, the ODIs and the T20Is. Once Dhoni was anointed the captain, Sehwag also regained his vice-captaincy, ahead of Yuvraj Singh, who people thought was the front-runner as, even the captain of the national side. However, with Yuvraj’s place in the test match side not fixed, making him the vice-captain in a couple of formats, and not having him as one in the other format would not have made sense and hence he was relieved of his responsibilities. Sehwag also said that he thought that Sourav Ganguly was the best ever skipper that India had. According to him, Ganguly had a big hand in moulding a new team into a world beating one, and he did a wonderful job at that. </blockquote>

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