Australian greats Greg Chappell and Clarrie Grimmett will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame on Saturday during a presentation at the Adelaide Oval.
Former chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil feels John Wright's approach of giving a free-hand to players led to his successful coaching stint with India
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up appointing former Australian captain Greg Chappell as its new chief coach.
Beginning of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure in Indian dressing room
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday refused to react to former coach Greg Chappell's claims that Rahul Dravid did not get enough backing from teammates during his stint as India captain, insisting that he is not bothered by the Aussie's comments.
Dilip Doshi had great success on Indian tracks but it was the tour of Australia in 1980-81 where he picked up 11 wickets (6 in Adelaide and 5 in Melbourne) in more than 150-plus overs on non-responsive pitches.
Just before the 2011 World Cup, Greg Chappell, now an Australian selector finally breaks his four-year-long silence on the issue.
Comeback man Irfan Pathan on Wednesday said former India coach Greg Chappell did not ruin his career by making technical changes and blamed injuries for losing his place in the Indian team.
Having succeeded Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's Test captain, "King Kohli" overhauled India's approach to turn the team into a ruthless juggernaut that did not rely anymore on designer dustbowls to win Test matches.
Former Australia skipper Greg Chappell has said that the saliva ban will not favour batsmen as much as people are expecting it too.
The Pandya brothers have come a long way. There was a time when they survived on just Maggi noodles for three years while chasing their dream of becoming top cricketers. Today, Hardik's net worth exceeds 100 crores while Krunal's is estimated to be around 80 crores.
Entrusted the responsibility of picking India's next coach, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that he will not 'mess up' as he did once when he recommended Australian Greg Chappell's name in 2005.
'Greatness isn't just about what they achieve in their prime. It's about how they adapt, endure, and finish.'
'Kohli, Smith, and Root are writing the final chapters of their stories, and we should honour their courage as much as their brilliance.'
Jasprit Bumrah embodies the qualities of pace legends such as Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Richard Hadlee
Greg Chappell said the defending champions cannot be written off as one of the strong contenders for the World Cup.
The ideal candidate should be deaf to avoid being shocked by the so-called 'shocking revelations' from the dressing room, asserts K R Nayar.
Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests. Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket. Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span of just 22 Tests.
The brothers' academy which has been named CAP (Cricket Academy of Pathans) will be launched initially in Baroda next month with around 50 more academies planned all across the country.
Gautam Gambhir's position as India's head coach is under scrutiny following a string of disappointing results and reports of discontent within the team.
Head has dominated the batting chart with 409 runs in the first three Tests with two hundreds and a fifty, and former Australia captain Chappell believes his simplicity and aggression are behind his success as a Test batter.
His post garnered plenty of replies, some asking if Dada's tweet suggested he didn't approve of Gambhir as head coach.
Greg Chappell hails Harry Brook, compares him to Sachin Tendulkar in an ode to England's bright future
India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself caught between a rock and hard place.
If the humiliation of India being able to declare their second innings on 487/6 reflected poorly on the bowling unit, it was the Australian batting line-up dismissed for 104 in their first innings that bore the brunt of the blame.
He will feature in the second match for Mumbai CA XI against Tamil Nadu Cricket Association XI at Coimbatore, from August 27-30.
So, what are the options that India can look forward to?
Manoj Tiwary and Munaf Patel extended wishes to former India captain Sourav Ganguly on his 52nd birthday.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid speaks on a range of issues, from why he gave up captaincy, his relationship with Greg Chappell and why he worries for the future of India's Test cricket.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Former Australia batter Chappell is of the opinion that coaches need to create environments where players can learn problem-solving and decision-making on their own.
'Deepak Chahar was rejected by Greg Chappell at RCA for his height'
'It is one thing to plan, but to base that plan on a flawed premise is an exercise in futility.' Former captain Greg Chappell questioned the Australian team's selection and planning for the four-match Test series, two of which the visitors lost inside two days.
'Dravid was really invested in India becoming the best team in the world.' 'Sadly, not everyone in the team had the same feeling. They would rather concentrate on being in the team.'
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ' 'It was not that we dropped someone because we had some enmity with him.'
His two-year contract will expire at the end of ODI World Cup but head coach Rahul Dravid's future will be followed keenly in case the Indian team lifts the coveted trophy.
The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the national selector's job.
'He was brusque and abrasive, highly opinionated and rigid in his thinking. His man-management skills were non-existent. He quickly sowed further seeds of discontent in an already diffident team...I will always respect Greg Chappell the batsman. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for Greg Chappell the coach'
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