The crux of the matter was we lost fair and square even to Bangla Desh. The team selected was about the best we could muster. If for some reason, Sachin or Ganguly did not play, many would believe that was the sole reason for Indian's loss.
Chappell cannot be blamed for the failure of India's "super stars". Many will come up with figures to show they are better than Chappell. We were not witness first hand at day to day problems and some reports based on which we assume things may only be figment of imagination of newspapers to get so called "scoops".
I believe, the main isuue is our poor record on fast and seaming pitches. We all saw how uncomfortable our players were. I found Sri Lankans are far superior in playng on these conditions. From a side which used to lose to Tamil Nadu regularly, how come they are far superior to us now. I think it is their attitude. Despite having some great players, they were comfortable with Whatmore. Some who were coached by him had much better statistics than him.
If we do not want people like Chappell, who is going to shoulder the responsibilty. Whatmore and Moody are far "inferior" to Chappell and of course to our super stars. Their shirts and what not will be ripped off within days as they will find India quite a different kettle of fish. They will stand fully exposed within days.
The crux of the matter is none of our former greats will step forward as they know it will be a thankless job. Frankly, with all respects I believe others have improved, while we still find scapegoats in a fruitless exercise. With Bangla Desh and Ireland coming up, sadly our days of glory (fleeting though it was) looks to be over.
