Luke Donald remained coy on whether he will captain Team Europe for a third successive Ryder Cup as he backed Rory McIlroy to be a successful skipper in future.

Donald led his continent to a thrilling 15-13 victory over USA at Bethpage Black in September - Europe's first win in the States since the 'Miracle of Medinah' in 2012 - two years after presiding over a 16.5-11.5 triumph in Rome.

The Englishman is only the second Ryder Cup captain, after Tony Jacklin, to win the event home and away and is currently weighing up whether to go again at Adare Manor in Ireland in 2027.

Donald - speaking ahead of playing in the DP World India Championship, live on Sky Sports from Thursday - hopes to be involved in the next Ryder Cup in some capacity, while he feels McIlroy's "passion" will help him

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