Watson to succeed rahul Dravid as RR captain

Rajasthan Royals’ chief coach Paddy Upton has backed Australian all-rounder Shane Watson to succeed the just-retired Rahul Dravid as captain and said the franchise would wants to retain the former India skipper in some capacity.  ‘Shane Watson has been there from the beginning and he epitomises the Rajasthan Royals spirit, who places the team’s needs ahead of his own needs. He is incredibly good with the younger players and is someone who bridges all the gaps in terms of the diversity of players we have. Maybe there will be someone else, but he would be a candidate,’ said Upton. ‘Rahul has been very integral to the way we have set things up at Royals. He is very approachable and we would very much like to have him involved going forward in some way or the other,’ he added.