One basic reason for going for a foreign coach was that the foreign coach would not go about playing politics. John Wright did this. He succeeded to a great deal because the players felt that he would be objective.
Sharad Pawar, the politician, can take a few lessons from Chappell. Look at the way he has gone about things, the way he has played politics. After his row with Ganguly, the leaked email. After the South Africa tour, the managers report on Sehwag, which was again leaked to the media. After the World Cup, the SMS to a senior journalist, saying he did'nt get the team he wanted. And now this leak, which questions the attitude of the senior players, likens them to a 'mafia'. There is a pattern to all this. Every one of these leaks seeks to absolve Greg Chappell. All this speaks of a highly manipulative person. We have enough of them in India, we don't need one more. It is for this reason that Chappell has to go. The Board can simply let his contract lapse. This is not to absolve the players. Their performance was awful. But the players are only a symptom, not the disease. Indian cricket is in bad shape, there is no point in sacking a Tendulkar or anyone else for that matter. It will be like taking Aspirin for a headache, when the real cause is a brain tumour.
