7 year old Archie receives Test captaincy ... tosses coin with Kohli

7 year old Archie receives Test captaincy

... tosses coin with Kohli

Australian child Archie Schiller who underwent a heart surgery at the age of 3 months after birth because of a rare heart ailment is now 7 years old. He has undergone 13 operations during the past 7 years and the next operation due to be performed next January is an extremely complex one and there is a risk attached to his life too, it is understood.

Under this condition he had told the media that his only hope is to is to realise his only dream of
becoming captain of the Australian team and authorities in that country took steps in that direction yesterday for him to realise that dream and that was to appoint him nominally as the captain of the Test between Australia and India which commenced on Boxing Day in Melbourne. 

For this reason Archie Schiller even joined in training sessions with the team and even proceeded to go in the company with Tim Payne who presently leads the Australian team to toss the coin on his behalf. 

On that occasion this small boy who made it an opportunity to express his ideas from the middle of the pitch told his players yesterday to hit sixes and get wickets. "What Archie initially wanted was to bat first. But I told him that I cannot guarantee that whether it would be favourable or otherwise if the team bats first", Tim Payne said. Whatever it is, according to existing laws and regulations it will not be possible to give him an opportunity to play but this special welcome would go a long way in keeping his heart happy.