I don't want captaincy, says Gilchrist

Australia's stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist says he has no ambition to replace Ricky Ponting on a full-time basis.

Gilchrist, leading the side in India after skipper Ponting broke his thumb before the start of the tour, said: "It's a bit too much to take on but the main reason is I don't have a huge interest in captaincy."

The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman told the November issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine: "There are a number of other guys like Ricky, Shane Warne and Darren Lehmann who are so astute in their cricket knowledge.

"I don't see myself like that."

Australia beat India by 217 runs in the first match of the four-Test series in Bangalore on Sunday, Gilchrist scoring a rapid first-innings century in Bangalore.

Made vice-captain in August 2000, he has captained Australia four times as a stand-in during his 57 Tests, winning three of them.

His one slip-up came against England in 2001 when, standing in for the injured Steve Waugh, he made a sporting declaration only for Mark Butcher to score a match-winning 173 not out. Australia won the five-match series 4-1.

Gilchrist's international career has run in parallel with that of Australia coach John Buchanan, both making their debuts in the same game.

Buchanan is regarded as one of cricket's most innovative thinkers but Gilchrist told the magazine: "He has some amazing ideas and he's got some absolutely rubbish ones as well, which we tell him.

"But he's got a hell of a lot more good than rubbish. He never forces anything on you."