Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra has claimed that John Buchanan wanted to remove Sourav Ganguly as the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). "When IPL started in 2008, KKR had the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, and Brendon McCullum. Ganguly was the captain and John Buchanan was the coach. Buchanan wanted to remove Ganguly as the captain and this happened in 2009," he added. "Eventually, John Buchanan had to leave.

Source: dna July 05, 2020 01:41 UTC