India coach Greg Chappell said the opener's slot would be decided match by match
Much against the wishes of Dravid and Chappell, Ganguly was drafted into the side with regular openers Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Jaffer warming the benches.
Indian coach Greg Chappell said Sourav Ganguly's inclusion in the playing eleven would be a purely cricketing decision.
Whether he was captain before or not makes no difference, said coach Greg Chappell
Give the captain some advice, M S Dhoni some virtual milkshake or Irfan Pathan an adrenalin boost.
The astute Sharad Pawar dispels all notions that non-cricketers are not fit to run the game.
Former Australia speedster Dennis Lillee said some 'Sikh boys and a few others are really good and look to be long-term future prospects'.
The India coach is keenly following the two teams which will be playing against his team in the next three months.
The former India captain said the best days of Sachin Tendulkar are behind him.
International XI registered a comfortable six-wicket win over the Asian XI in their Twenty20 Tsunami relief match in London.
India's coach declined to read too much into the teams showing on the two days of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The selection committee and coach Greg Chappell will chalk out details for the condition camp ahead of the July-August Sri Lanka tri-series.
The appointment is on an interim basis
New Indian coach Greg Chappell said that he had been working on a lot of strategies to make the team best in the world.
This is the conclusion of a report prepared by the treasury and the White House Office of Management and Budget.
The former India captain is hopeful he can retain his Test spot for next month's home series against Sri Lanka.
India's coach expressed confidence that the master batsman will regain form soon.
Describing Greg Chappell as "a good captain and a great cricketer," former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has backed his selection as India's new cricket coach.
India's new cricket coach refuted claims that he is an ambassador for the animal rights organization.
Chappell also added that Dravid was fully fit now, but he is sitting out tomorrow only to give him rest.
Indian's new cricket coach will be paid an annual salary of US $175,000.
With the series already in Team India's pocket, the likes of Gautam Gambhir and R P Singh would get chance to play in the remaining matches of the Lanka series.
The Argentine ace would have made sure of a berth in the year-end Masters Cup in Shanghai had he not lost to Czech Tomas Berdych.
Former West India batsman Desmond Haynes has also been called for an interview by the BCCI for the India coach post.
# Smith's unbeaten 178 is the third highest by an Australian captain in Tests in Asia -- the top two being 334 not out by Mark Taylor vs Pakistan at Peshawar in October 1998 and 235 by Greg Chappell vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in March 1980.
India coach Greg Chappell said the team will try out new tactics against the Sri Lankans in the upcoming series.
India's coach said the ace batsman is 'in good form both mentally and physically'.
India cricket coach Greg Chappell says Sourav Ganguly's exit as captain does not mark the end of the road for him.
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