Sachin Tendulkar has stepped down as Mumbai Indians captain ahead of the IPL 2012 season-opener against Chennai. Harbhajan Singh, who was Tendulkar's deputy, has been selected captain by the franchise after Tendulkar cited needing a "break'' in leadership duties as the reason.”Sachin Tendulkar, in discussion with the management of Mumbai Indians, has decided to hand over the tasks of captaining Mumbai Indians in season five of the IPL to ace off spinner Harbhajan Singh," a media release from the franchise stated.
Tendulkar said that he had discussed the matter with the owners of the franchise before taking the decision. "At this point of time, I feel I need a break from the responsibility of captaincy of the Mumbai Indians," Tendulkar was quoted as saying in the release. "After due consideration, I discussed my intention to hand over the captaincy of the team to Harbhajan Singh, with Mukesh Ambani and Nita."
In the four years Tendulkar was at helm, the best result Mumbai achieved was in the 2010 edition of the competition, when they completed as runners-up to Chennai Super Kings. Harbhajan, who led Mumbai to the Champions League T20 title last year, was the automatic choice to take over the leadership mantle. Incidentally, Tendulkar sat on the bench through that winning campaign, as he was getting better from a toe injury he picked up during the England tour last August.
Athletic gear,Boxing Gloves
Tendulkar said that he had discussed the matter with the owners of the franchise before taking the decision. "At this point of time, I feel I need a break from the responsibility of captaincy of the Mumbai Indians," Tendulkar was quoted as saying in the release. "After due consideration, I discussed my intention to hand over the captaincy of the team to Harbhajan Singh, with Mukesh Ambani and Nita."
In the four years Tendulkar was at helm, the best result Mumbai achieved was in the 2010 edition of the competition, when they completed as runners-up to Chennai Super Kings. Harbhajan, who led Mumbai to the Champions League T20 title last year, was the automatic choice to take over the leadership mantle. Incidentally, Tendulkar sat on the bench through that winning campaign, as he was getting better from a toe injury he picked up during the England tour last August.
Athletic gear,Boxing Gloves
Top
0 comments:
Post a Comment