No doubt Greg Chappell's intentions were right. I don't think he joined as a coach to disrupt and disintegrate Indian cricket. He did come with the right intentions but unfortunately for him and for Indian cricket, could not make his or our dreams come true. At the end of the day whatever be the reason, he failed to deliver what HE had to. Therefore like every CEO or Chief Executive he rightly resigned. That does not mean that Mr.Chappell is not a good cricketer or a good coach just like one bad season does not change the fact that Sachin is one of the greatest batsmen ever. I think what the Indian cricket team needs IS someone like Gavaskar or Ravi Shastri or even Kapil Dev because 1.They are respected much more than players from abroad. 2.They know the Indian mind-set and needs which is a must if the mind set needs to be changed. 3.They have been through the same things that the current cricketers are going through. I therefore think it would definitely be a good idea to have an Indian player as a coach someone who commands the respect of everyone including all the senior and junior cricketers someone who has lot of experience in international cricket and the names that come to mind are Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Ravi Shastri etc. Your comments please.
RE:Greg Chappell's resignation
by rhodo on Apr 05, 2007 01:54 AM Permalink
I have not heard Kapil, Sunny, or Shastri ever coached any side. They are big names, but that does not guarantee success as coach. I think the job must go to a practicing coach. People management must be one of the criteria.
RE:Greg Chappell's resignation
by Sudipto Ghosh on Apr 05, 2007 02:06 AM Permalink
I agree good man management skills are definitely required but one thing that Greg did not have as much was respect from the players. Thats why players like Kapil; Gavaskar etc may fare well. The coach has a hand in selection but final selection lies in the hands of the Selection committee and the captain. Your comments please.
RE:RE:Greg Chappell's resignation
by ss ss on Apr 05, 2007 02:38 AM Permalink
coach is one who understands players and makes use of thier skills, rather than impose new/unuachievable targets or self proclaimed forumlea,how to use attitude of players to get results, and gave players space to breath. Coach is a mentor.Jimmy could be a choice.
RE:Greg Chappell's resignation
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 02:11 AM Permalink
I don't think Kapil and Gavasakar would make great coaches..People like this tend to push their fav into the team..U have already seen this with Gavasakar..All great players don't make great coaches.
RE:Greg Chappell's resignation
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:50 AM Permalink
Too much of politics here.He would not have survived another term.Having Indian coaches has disadvantages..They push for players in their states or players they support..So it is best to employ a person with good man management skills
I feel a sense of fear of loss in revenues from advertisements. Is it a damage control exercise by all the guys .
These guys played so horribly that they lost to Bangladesh and they wanna blame Chappel for that? All these guys are praising the others to keep themselves in the team as a group fooling Indian public.
Kumble , who never deserved to be a part of the squad , never knew how to grip the ball or spin the ball.Now he speaks in support of Sachin . Both never deserved a place in the side.
RE:Is Sachin scared about drop in revnues.?
by chandrasekhar rao kalaga on Apr 05, 2007 01:37 AM Permalink
our guys have played enough against bangladesh and srilanka. Oops forgot about Bermuda.
RE:Is Sachin scared about drop in revnues.?
by Sunny on Apr 05, 2007 01:38 AM Permalink
YO guy, seriously, i understand that u are frustrated with India's loss. But I truly think that Sachin is not a bad player. He is going through some tough times and they will pass soon. Think about ur job, sometimes don't u have bad weeks or some bad days? Does that mean that your employer fires you? NO i really think Sachin should be kept on and he should play!
RE:RE:Is Sachin scared about drop in revnues.?
by chandrasekhar rao kalaga on Apr 05, 2007 01:42 AM Permalink
yeah, my employer needs to fire me if i dont do well. its as simple as that. nothing special about it. and neither is Sachin special in this regard. Steve waugh was forcibly sent , inspite of playing the max. number of matches under crisis.
RE:Is Sachin scared about drop in revnues.?
by on Apr 08, 2007 02:15 PM Permalink
my friend,unfortunately a player like saching is playing for india, where he as to listen and read abuses for what he is today,secondly what i can tell you is, most of the people doesnt know what is sport and because of that we tend to be imotional and give lot of statement which is totally disgusting,atleast i as a INDIAN feel embarassed, i dont know what to answer, its disgusting sometimes.About sachin, what i can tell you is, suppose he was playing for a team like australia or south africa, he would have scored atleast minimum 3000 runs more in both forms, i.e one day and test matches. What i can tell you and assure you, sachin is going to come back strongly and he is definitely show what a class player he is and why he is rated as the best batsmen in the world.Lets all be fair, nobody wants to fail or play badly, because every player knows that, if he fails, situation is going to be the same, this is what is happening to sachin, instead of giving support to him,in the hour of crisis. i can assure and bet you, in the very next match if sachin hits a century, u and same people who are abusing him, will start praising and he will be a GOD with in 1 day,this is what is happening.
RE:Greg Chappel now should be declared as Hocky Coach of India
by Reform India on Apr 05, 2007 01:32 AM Permalink
Hello Parthaanada, no doubt you are an idot
RE:Greg Chappel now should be declared as Hocky Coach of India
by Sudipto Ghosh on Apr 05, 2007 01:34 AM Permalink
Unity starts at home. Your attitude is shameful. You are not Australian by any chance are you?
Whatever you are you definitely do not sound like an Indian.
RE:Greg Chappel now should be declared as Hocky Coach of India
by Greg Chappell on Apr 05, 2007 01:35 AM Permalink
Subho No doubt I have problems with saurov there seems to be a problem with your state mate!!
He is certainly not suitable for the ego centric indian cricket. His hardline and no-nonsense attitude obviously doesn't suite our so called stars.
He is a decent coach. In his 22 months as a coach indian broke a record!
Chappell's tenure included a record-breaking run of India winning 17 ODIs while chasing, and a Test series win in the West Indies. It saw several young players, including S Sreesanth and Dinesh Karthik, breaking through into the national side to some acclaim.
Having said all that, He is better off leaving indian coaching job, it is not easy for his kinda of coaching.
RE:He is not suitable
by hari babu on Apr 05, 2007 01:25 AM Permalink
perfectly said........ he is riding horse for success our sick players(senior)sticked to vitamin-M Chappel- a good Aussie
RE:RE:He is not suitable
by Sunny on Apr 05, 2007 01:44 AM Permalink
I just can't believe you guys! Like seriously, Greg Chappel is a good coach??? WTF??? It's like saying George Bush is a good president They both are a complete mess.
RE:He is not suitable
by Reform India on Apr 05, 2007 01:35 AM Permalink
Well said mate, the so called superstars and legends spoiled his career. If I was Chappell I would sue Indian Players. Give 15 youngters he can make a team like Aus in 2 or 3 yrs.
I feel sorry for Greg.although he couldnt succeed in taking India to semi final in world cup but he has shown flaws in out country's cricket.what the cryptis message he has given to the country is that some players consider themselves above the game.Actually Greg has seen India through Australian spaces n this is where he has committed mistake.
RE:POOR CHAPPEL
by Greg Chappell on Apr 05, 2007 01:21 AM Permalink
Thanks Mate...what are you doing in India, you Outch to be in Australia where the eise people of cricket live.
The main reason y this fiasco abt Chappell started was becoz Ganguly coming out in the public and telling everyone that Chappell wanted him to step down.Y did he have to do that? He was the one who insisted Chappell be made coach and then he comes out and says this.Was he demanding attention? Maybe chappell was just advising him and asking him to concentrate only on his batting rather than the additional responsibilty as a captain.Y come out in the media and cry abt it? if the players are coming to the media they should say everything not things in halves..Otherwise represent the situation with the board.Ganguly spelt his own doom and Chappell's as well..
RE:Origin
by Reform India on Apr 05, 2007 01:41 AM Permalink
Ganguly is from royal family. He has got influence so he never cared for players and players were afraid because he was dicatator. Dravid is calm and polite so players went on top of him. You might be clear guys.
RE:Origin
by Kausik Bose on Apr 05, 2007 01:11 PM Permalink
Dont you guys have any work to do. Will fighting about Dravid and ganguly bring food to your stomach. Go and do some work
RE:Origin
by ss ss on Apr 05, 2007 01:07 AM Permalink
The purpose of Chappel was not build a team for world cup. he wanted a Captain who is his puppet.. and he won.
RE:Origin
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:09 AM Permalink
Do u think a coach who was made one becoz of a player would want to spell doom for him..I don't think so..Ganguly wanted everything to go his way..There are two sides to a coin..See both sides
RE:Origin
by ss ss on Apr 05, 2007 01:15 AM Permalink
Ganguly did play poltics but poltics is in cricket since long time. It is the Ganguly who is most successful captain. He got output from each player , may not be at same time.When he was Captin.. the players in fields were looking different than today.
RE:Origin
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:17 AM Permalink
Ganguly is a good captain becoz players under him played well..Don'tcome up with crazy ideas that he led india to glory only becoz of himself.Let me give u the real statistics..Take World Cup 2003 for example..Against Zim ganguly went for 23 runs whereas Sachin and Rahul batted till the end scoring 88 and 43 not out respectively.India won..India against England.Ganguly out for 19 runs.Sachin 59 Dravid 62 and Nehra 6 wickets ensured India a place in the Super Six..Against pak. Ganguly 0 Dravid 44 not out Yuraj 50 runs.India won.These were the pool matches..Now super six.Against sri lanka sachin 98 sehwag 65. India won.Against nz ganguly 3 Kaif 68 n.o Dravid 53n.o.India won and went into semifinals and in the final 24..He played well against Kenya and Nambia..and in all this rahul dravid was a wicketkeeper..I don't think Ganguly contributed one percent.Check the records..Don't blindly support one player.
RE:Origin
by ss ss on Apr 05, 2007 01:25 AM Permalink
That's what I am telling.. Captain should perform but most important part of his job .. the players under him should perform well. That's the quality of a Captain.. he may not be successful as other players but he lead them on winning track. Dravid has same players.. what happend? I am not big follower of Ganguly, but the truth is.. he is most succesful captain.
RE:Origin
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:29 AM Permalink
What can a captain do if the team members are not playing? u want dravid to dictate to them that he wants them all to score.They played well under Ganguly only becoz everyone was in form..Now they are not.No use blaming dravid..
RE:Origin
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:35 AM Permalink
ok ss answer one question..Ganguly was an aggresive captain agreed..Where is all the aggression now? He is with his ipod all the time..U mean to tell me that he will only be aggressive if he is the captain.What does that tell abt Ganguly?? Don't get emotional and all.. Just think logically and rationally and answer the question
RE:Origin
by ss ss on Apr 05, 2007 01:45 AM Permalink
It's all politics now. They are not together as a Team under Rahul and Greg.Now you are hearing....what Greg is telling, Sachin's reaction, Kumble'sreaction and many more will come.Indian team is not united. It is the Rahul who declare the inning when Sachin was close to 200. Rahul is very good batsman but he is right now lacks CAPTAINSHIP attitude. He took Virender to WC2007, why? Viru is good but he is out of form so get another one. Dinesh Kartik never got chance to play.He showed his form. Rightnow, it's not Ganguly Sachin or else.. just India was out of WC2007 because of politics among team.
RE:Origin
by carol devon on Apr 05, 2007 01:46 AM Permalink
both are useless.one is always in politics and the other is not in form..I say continue with dravid...
RE:Origin
by Ramesh Saripalli on Apr 05, 2007 01:32 AM Permalink
Very well said.These idiots cannot think and just parrot the same stuff.Ganguly was a super captain, super captain etc.He became a super captain because he had guys like tendulkar(in prime form not the current injured and limping one) and dravid who fought like crazy.He used to just show up to get the cup and pose for pictures with it and all these bengalis keep thinking he was the one who did it.
