Indian coach Greg Chappell said that Irfan Pathan was struggling because he was trying bit too hard
Former India cricket coach and Australia's national selector Greg Chappell has said that his country does not have the liberty to waste talents like India, which has a rich reserve pool.
Coach Greg Chappell said there's a lot of work to do before India becomes a very good Test team.
The Indian captain said while John Wright was willing to compromise a bit, Greg Chappell wanted to rule with an iron fist.
Legendary Greg Chappell has heaped praise on Michael Clarke, saying the responsibility of leading Australia has only got the best out of him and tipped the current skipper to emulate his predecessor Ricky Ponting by scoring 13,000 Test runs.
Former Australian great Greg Chappell feels that coaching Indian cricket team for two years was a "bit more complicated" than he would have apprehended as there are "so many layers to life in India". "It was perhaps a little bit more complicated than anyone could have imagined. There were so many layers to life in India, let alone cricket. That was pretty hard to expect anyone to master, particularly an outsider," Chappell told ESPN Cricinfo in an interview.
Dismissing all rumuours about being a 'double agent', former India coach Greg Chappell declared that he does not possess any classified information about the Indian team, and even if he did would not hand it over to his new employer, Australia.
Greg Chappell survived the dubious distinction of being symbolised as a demon, as the Kolkata police on Thursday got the clay model of 'Mahisasura', resembling the Indian cricket coach, destroyed.
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.
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.
However, Chappell denied that Akhtar knocked his Jaipur hotel room door that night.
India's cricket coach Greg Chappell doubts whether Sachin Tendulkar can return to the dizzy heights of the past, but he says he will do everything possible to get the little master back on track.
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.
India cricket coach Greg Chappell says Sourav Ganguly's exit as captain does not mark the end of the road for him.
The dashing all-rounder dismissed claims that the coach's training is too harsh.
An insider has revealed that it was Ganguly who had asked Chappell about his frank opinion as an "elder brother" on where he stood in his career.
Fifty-odd cricket-loving kids had an unexpected tryst with a great of the game, when Team India coach Greg Chappell spent half an hour with them.
Having regained his captaincy, Ganguly hopes to make the Indian team a winning combination in Zimbabwe.
There is no love lost between Sourav Ganguly and former India coach Greg Chappell, but the former Indian captain has taken their feud a step further bycalling the Australian 'mad'.
The former BCCI chief claimed that the India coach had violated clause 3.2.9 of the Regulations.
Rahul Dravid's biography The Nice Guy Who Finished First was realsed in Bangalore on Thursday.
Upset over the humiliating loss to South Africa in the second ODI, Members of Parliament also demanded an explanation from BCCI chief Sharad Pawar.
India's controversial former cricket coach Greg Chappell claims the biggest regret of his tumultuous three-year stint was the fallout with senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar with whom he simply failed to "communicate" properly.
The task before the Indian team management would be to find a batting slot for the ex-captain for the first Test against Sri Lanka.
India's coach said changes in the batting order in the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka were not mere 'experiments' but part of 'strategy'.
Both refused to answer questions on the former India captain's inclusion in the 30-man probables' list for the Champions Trophy.
Indian's new cricket coach will be paid an annual salary of US $175,000.
Greg Chappell said the former India captain has come back determined more than ever to excel..
Allan Donald believes Greg Chappell will be central to India's show on a tough South Africa tour.
Coach Greg Chappell would rejoin the Indian squad on October 6 ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Tendulkar ready, but not 100 percent: Chappell\nIndia's coach said the ace batsman's will field within the 30-yard circle in the first few matches because he cannot do long distance throwing.
Former India coach Greg Chappell, in a new book, has claimed that cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was "mentally fragile" at a certain stage of his illustrious career and was beset with "self-doubt".
Continuous rain throughout the morning and afternoon forced umpires Simon Taufel and Asad Rauf to call off play 20 minutes after tea on the penultimate day.
Greg Chappell feels that Sourav Ganguly's men were "distracted" during the recent series against Pakistan.
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