Sourav Ganguly said he would do whatever he can to help Dravid do well as captain.
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.
Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, the most junior member in the side at 25, was tasked with implementing the plan and was duly caught on camera using the tape.
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.
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The project was opposed by green groups and local residents.
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.
The selection committee and coach Greg Chappell will chalk out details for the condition camp ahead of the July-August Sri Lanka tri-series.
India's coach declined to read too much into the teams showing on the two days of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
This is the conclusion of a report prepared by the treasury and the White House Office of Management and Budget.
New Indian coach Greg Chappell said that he had been working on a lot of strategies to make the team best in the world.
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.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
Indian's new cricket coach will be paid an annual salary of US $175,000.
Chappell also added that Dravid was fully fit now, but he is sitting out tomorrow only to give him rest.
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.
Former West India batsman Desmond Haynes has also been called for an interview by the BCCI for the India coach post.
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.
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