Tendulkar unwilling to lead India 'B'

PUNE, FEB. 3. Sachin Tendulkar has told the Chairman of selectors, Mr. Chandu Borde, that he was not keen on leading India `B' in the Hero Honda N.K.P. Salve Challenger Series tournament to be played in Chennai.

``I am not prepared and I am not ready for it,'' Tendulkar told The Hindu. Tendulkar was named captain of India `B' last Monday in Mumbai. Sourav Ganguly is the captain of the India team and Rahul Dravid of India `A' team.

The Challenger series is to start on February 12 after the six- day camp. Mr. Borde said he would have to talk to the other selectors about Tendulkar's decision. ``He doesn't seem to be prepared. But personally I would like him to lead India `B'. We saw how West performed today under his captaincy.''

The last time Tendulkar was named captain of the Indian team (after the 1999 World Cup) he called a press conference to clarify that he had told the then chairman of selectors, Mr. Ajit Wadekar, and the BCCI President, Mr Raj Singh Dungarpur, that he was not in a proper frame of mind to captain India. But he accepted it before relinquishing his position as captain after the two-Test series against South Africa.

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