Impressed with performances of Shane Warne-led Rajasthan Royal and Deccan Chargers under Adam Gilchrist in the ongoing IPL, John Buchanan has advised selectors to request the duo out of retirement to lead the national team in the World Twenty20 tournament in England.

Buchanan, the most successful Australian coach but a fiasco with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, was against risking top Test players with Ashes approaching and suggested either Warne or Gilchrist captained the side.