Tendulkar relinquishes Mumbai captaincy too

APRIL 4: Sachin Tendulkar appears intent on shedding the image of a captain in totality. In a surprise move this evening, he relinquished ...

APRIL 4: Sachin Tendulkar appears intent on shedding the image of a captain in totality. In a surprise move this evening, he relinquished the post of Mumbai captain too.

The batting maestro, who had stepped down as skipper of the Indian cricket team last month, communicated his decision to the Mumbai Ranji Trophy selection committee which met on Tuesday to select the team for the semi-final against Tamil Nadu.

“He (Tendulkar) felt that since Sameer Dighe has led the entire season, it would be better if he continues to do so. Besides, he reasoned that the new boys in the side would be more comfortable under Dighe,” explained Professor Ratnakar Shetty, joint secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Associaton. Thus, Dighe would lead the 33-time national champions for the April 11-15 encounter to be staged at Wankhede Stadium.

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The team has been bolstered by the return of Ajit Agarkar and medium-pacer Paras Mhambrey, who had missed the Super League owing to a leg injury.

The team: Sameer Dighe (captain), Amol Muzumdar (vice-captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Wasim Jaffer, Amit Pagnis, Jatin Paranjpe, Ajit Agarkar, Abey Kuruvilla, Santosh Saxena, Rajesh Pawar, Ramesh Powar, Nilesh Kulkarni, Paras Mhambrey, Sriram Kannan and Amit Dani.

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