'Important to have a Netherlands-based captain' - coach Ryan Campbell | Cricket
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Pieter Seelaar 's appointment as Netherlands captain to replace the outgoing Peter Borren was motivated by a continued desire amongst the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) to have a locally-based player who trains with the bulk of the squad year-round, according to Netherlands head coach Ryan Campbell . "We have players like Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe who could fill the captaincy as well, but we feel it's very important that a Dutch-bound player leads our Dutch team," Campbell told ESPNcricinfo. "That's no disrespect to our international players because we love them all and they're massive leaders within our squad, but the feeling has always been that we want a guy who lives in the Netherlands to lead our team, who is always training with our squad, and Pieter fits the bill perfectly. "The facts are our [English]...