LONDON, (Reuters) – Paul Collingwood wants to  captain England at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup even though  he is not considered good enough for a starting place in his  Indian Premier League (IPL) team.

Collingwood is favourite to lead hosts England after test  and one-day skipper Andrew Strauss was left out of the squad  for the June 5-21 tournament.

“Yes, I am interested. It would be an exciting challenge to  lead England in a tournament on home soil,” he wrote in the  Daily Telegraph yesterday.

“But I am still waiting to hear, just like the other  players. The squad is due to be announced on Friday, so I am  sure everything will be tied up by then.”

The second edition of the lucrative IPL was switched to  South Africa due to security concerns and logistical issues  surrounding the ongoing Indian general elections and  Collingwood has mixed emotions over his team’s performance so  far.

“I have enough to think about out here in South Africa. The  good news is that my fellow Delhi Daredevils have given us a  100 percent record in the Indian Premier League after three  games.

“The bad news is that I’ve not been in the starting XI yet,  and only an injury to one of the four first-choice overseas  players is likely to change that.

“AB de Villiers and Tillakeratne Dilshan are both among the  leading run-scorers, while the bowlers, Daniel Vettori and Dirk  Nannes, have been on the money too.”