KKR at Interactive session..undecided on Dada? !!

Kolkata, Sept. 6: With spot-fixing and betting scandals being the talking point in cricket today, news and developments related to the Indian Premier League have expectedly taken a back seat. However, an analysis of comments from personalities who matter in the cash-rich T20 extravaganza could well raise eyebrows.

On Monday during an interactive session with reporters at the Cricket Association of Bengal premises, Dav Whatmore was questioned on the Kolkata Knight Riders squad and their prospects in IPL-4. He replied that things first would need to be discussed with team owner Shah Rukh Khan and other franchise officials.

Surprisingly, Whatmore wasn’t heard taking the name of skipper Sourav Ganguly. When reminded, he quickly said, “Obviously, he (Sourav) is the captain… Will certainly discuss with him too.”

But again after a brief pause, he added, “Everyone is going to be put up for auction. So you never know who is going to be retained and who’s not.”

The incident is akin to the one just a month prior to the event’s second edition in 2009 when John Buchanan raised a storm with his comment “(KKR) Skipper yet to be decided”. The two scenarios, nonetheless, are completely different.

But here’s a look at what a KKR official says about Whatmore’s comments. “If Dav has at all said it, he’s not wrong as Sourav doesn’t belong to the category of M.S. Dhoni and the like. He’s not actively involved with the game anymore. Still, no discussion has been held.”

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