Ian and his brother Greg were both great leaders who led the teams from the front. They were not playing for the money but for the fun of the game. They retired when they were in their prime. In his last test appearance Ian (playing under Greg) made 75 and 26 not out. He could have continued for a lot of more tests but didn't. Same was true of Greg Chappell who actually made a century in his last test match. These people practiced what they preach now. But they don't understand that in India things don't work this way, because the greed of money is there. So the players keep on playing until they are kicked out. Some come back even after being kicked out...
RE:Ian and Greg Chappell
by Ricky Ponting on Nov 16, 2007 02:16 AM Permalink
In this case I would say, Sachin's prime is yet to come. It's not necessary for every one to follow suit with Ian or Greg Chappell. Take the case of Lara, even at the age of 37 he played one of his best test innings in Pakistan last year.
IT'S NOT THAT SACHIN WANTS TO PLAY CRICKET IT'S CRICKET WANTS SACHIN TO PLAY.
