Greg Chappell

The Ganguly vs Chappell Affair, 2005

It was one of the biggest ego clashes of Indian cricket, and the biggest in the modern era. Greg Chappell, then India coach, wanted captain Ganguly to opt out of the playing XI on ...
Friday 20 MayThe absurd Desi-Videshi debate ended when a six-member selection committee unanimously recommended Greg Chappell from among four contenders who were interviewed on Thu...

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Thursday 15 SeptemberAfter finally scoring a laboured century in India's first Test match against Zimbabwe, skipper Saurav Ganguly made the sensational disclosure that he was asked...

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2007: Cricket

In the first month of the year itself, Greg Chappell, the then controversial Indian coach, was slapped at Bhubaneshwar airport by a man belonging to a group protesting the lack of ...
The Band-Aid Fastest Finger First Citation GREG CHAPPELLFor conveniently discovering an injury on his middle finger when it was busy letting Eden Gardens know just what he thought...

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Week In Pictures

Friday September 26, 2008 While BCCI was busy choosing a new Chief Selector in K. Srikanth, former India coach Greg Chappell was enlisted by Australia to help them defend the Bord...

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Wednesday 4 April Greg Chappell's 22-month turbulent tenure as India's cricket coach came to an end this week when he resigned after a bitter undeclared war of words with senio...

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Day In Pictures

Greg Chappell's 22-month turbulent tenure as India's cricket coach came to an end today when he resigned after a bitter undeclared war of words with senior players including an ang...

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Monday 22 January Indian Cricket coach Greg Chappel drinks coconut water as he arrives at a hotel in Bhubaneswar. 'Guru' Greg got a taste of India's cricket fanaticism when he w...

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Week In Pictures

Monday 27 November As if Indian team getting thrashed in South Africa wasn't bad enough, the politicians decided to turn cricket selectors and commentators, even in Parliame...

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Wednesday 30 August Well, Sourav Ganguly being ignored by the BCCI selectors for the Malaysia series was perhaps only expected. The Kolkata Police meanwhile had thwarted depictions...

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Saturday 4 March Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell gestures inside the dressing room during the fourth day of the first Test match between India and England in Nagpur. Giving his ...

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Thursday 1 December Indian coach Greg Chappell shakes hands with Saurav Ganguly during a practice session in Chennai. Ganguly returned to the Indian dressing room after being kept ...

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Magazine

A Straight Bat Only Hedges

Deadening repetitions, oracular suggestions, recounting of records we all know by rote...just nothing beyond cricket. Sachin’s autobiography fails the genre.

Dec 08, 2014

| Dilip D'Souza
'The Cumulative Stress Was Too Much'

The Indian coach wouldn't clarify his comments about Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action or be led to comment on individual players, but talked extensively about working with the Indian team.

Feb 13, 2006

| G. Rajaraman
Tough To Clone Clive

ICC champs Brian and his boys are nowhere near reclaiming Windies' past glory

Oct 11, 2004

| Greg Chappell
Middling The Ball

England, Windies in the ICC Cup finals. Is cricket becoming a more equal game?

Oct 04, 2004

| Greg Chappell
Li'l Bird, Stay Home

Do the minnows benefit by these humiliations? The real match-ups start only now.

Sep 27, 2004

| Greg Chappell
Who'll Be No. 2?

Symonds epitomises the Aussie spirit. It will be them vs the rest in the ICC Trophy.

Sep 20, 2004

| Greg Chappell
An English August

The rise of Vaughan's boys will inject much-needed competitiveness into Test cricket

Sep 13, 2004

| Greg Chappell
A Team Of Twenty

A hire-and-fire policy doesn't work. Talent has to be found and nurtured.

Sep 06, 2004

| Greg Chappell
Get A Move On

The shorter version tends to wane in the middle overs. A facelift would be nice.

Aug 30, 2004

| Greg Chappell
The Choke Blokes

It can no longer be denied. India have a problem finishing off the big games.

Aug 16, 2004

| Greg Chappell

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'Collective Failure'

'I would take some of the responsibility but I don't think blame could be apportioned on any single individual. India haven't won a major series abroad since 1995, so there has to be a reason for it.'

Mar 24, 2007

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Reverse Psychology

The Indian coach reveals his ploy that challenged Sehwag to reclaim his batting style.

Feb 19, 2007

| Ashish Shukla
'Unflinching Commitment'

'To change the way people perceive things takes time. Along the way there are bound to be some fluctuations. I cannot get involved in that and get distracted.'

Feb 14, 2006

| M.K. Razdan
'It Is Time For Him To Move On...'

'...and let someone else build their team toward the 2007 World Cup. This team has been made to be fearful and distrusting by the rumour mongering and deceit that is Sourav's modus operandi of divide and rule.'

Sep 24, 2005

| Greg Chappell
'I Don't Own All The Wisdom'

'There are people who know more than me in certain areas. I will be wanting to tap into those people from time to time both in India and outside India. I believe they can play a very important role in developing a unit that will become a champion tea

Jun 18, 2005

| Ramnath Shenoy
'A Strategy For The Indian Mindset'

'We have to be focussed on doing the basic things extraordinarily well... That (the strategy) will change from day-to-day, series-to-series and country-to country.'

Jun 16, 2005

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'Commitment 24x7'

'I give my commitment to excellence to Indian cricket on and off the field ... It will be full time, 24 hours, seven days a week. But if the 16 or 18 players don't find playing for India enough to get them motivated, then it will be hard on me and th

May 20, 2005

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All Is Not Lost For India

There is much to look forward to for the Indian supporters, but the team is still a long way short of being able to match the overall strength of this wonderful Australian side.

Mar 24, 2003

| Greg Chappell
Lee Or Tendulkar?

The winner of this game within a game at the Wanderers may well decide the outcome of this World Cup final.

Mar 22, 2003

| Greg Chappell
'Saurav's Men Have Shown Resilience And Courage'

'They have displayed commitment to the basic requirements for success and have shown strong team spirit. A captain cannot do much more than that and it helps if he is able to lead from the front with the bat as Ganguly has done.'

Mar 21, 2003

| Greg Chappell