The Indian coach also said that the boys need to be extremely good fielders if they are to survive in international cricket.
Former India coach Greg Chappell will address the out-of-form Australian cricketers before the first Test against India to reveal the chinks in Sachin Tendulkar's armour, according to a report.
Australian cricketers' ationship with national talent manager and full time selector Greg Chappell has broken down to such an extent that he has been banned from their dressing room, especially when the team goes out to bat.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has declined to react to the comments made by Greg Chappell in his autobiography Fierce Focus.
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara's knowledge of how to amass big scores at rapid rate without putting his wicket at risk makes him a "superior" batsman of his era than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, writes former Australian captain Ian Chappell.
Australia have several good young players at their disposal but must resist the temptation to pick too many at the same time, former captain Greg Chappell said on Thursday.
They both have throat infection and are feeling feverish, Indian captain Rahul Dravid said.
Australia's cricket board gambled that greed would motivate top players into accepting a pay offer and while that bet has backfired the parties are likely to thrash out a deal in time to avert an Ashes boycott, former captain Ian Chappell said.
Simon Katich's axing from Cricket Australia's list of contracted players might have outraged several former players but Ian Chappell feels it was a 'pragmatic decision'.
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.
"Chappell doesn't understand the nuances of democracy," CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said.
Feuding for the past 30 years, former Australia captain Ian Chappell and legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham reportedly came to blows during an angry showdown on the fourth day of the just-concluded second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Dropping a bombshell, Sachin Tendulkar has disclosed that the then India coach Greg Chappell had made a "shocking" suggestion to him to take over India's captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
The former India coach, along with bio-mechanist Ian Frazer, will join an academy set up by the Rajasthan Cricket Association.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell doesn't see Steve Smith leading the national team again and said Cricket Australia was right to ban him and David Warner for 12 months.
BCCI spokesman Rajiv Shukla has told Greg Chappell to refrain from making comments about Members of Parliament.
Reader Rohit Singhvi sent us a picture of Greg Chappell from Mumbai.
The man was unhappy with Chappell because of non-inclusion of Orissa players in the Indian team.
"The commitment to excellence still stands. The players understand what is expected of them and Sourav is no different," said India's coach.
Greg Chappell said the defending champions cannot be written off as one of the strong contenders for the World Cup.
The Indian coach said Dhoni has a positive attitude and plays the game whole-heartedly.
The India coach said the team did not have enough time to adjust to the South African conditions.
The BCCI is likely to issue the team coach a warning, asking him to desist making controversial comments.
India's coach said it is important to put up a good performance in Wednesday's match rather than think about the Aussies, who are up next.
India's recent form notwithstanding, Chappell said West Indies could not be taken for granted.
Greg Chappell and his support staff have signed contract with the BCCI till 2007.
But India's coach said the situation does not warrant drastic changes in team composition.
A newspaper report said the Team India coach wanted Ajit Agarkar instead.
Brian Lara said the sly remark by Greg Chappell that his side had forgotten how to win acted as a catalyst for them
Former India coach Greg Chappell has revealed details of the tumultuous relationship he shared with former captain Sourav Ganguly.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels that Virat Kohli is a man in "control of his batting" which enables him to pull off some great run chases in pressure situations. "He is a man who is in control of his batting and he knows exactly what he is trying to do. He knows how to do it and for a guy who has got a fiery temperament in a lot of ways, you seem to be getting involved in shouting matches on the field, it is the fiery temperament, but he seems able to keep it under control in tense situations like that where he is chasing down the target," said Chappell, who is an ESPNcricinfo analyst for 'Match Day'. "He seems to have himself totally under control whereas other times I have seen him where he looks out of control, but never with the bat in his hand," said Chappell. Chappell said that Virat's innings at the Eden reminded him of his second innings century at Adelaide in 2014. "I saw his doing it a couple of times in Australia in two-twos. That sort of innings reminded me very much of the second innings we got a Test match, he got 100 in each innings. But that second innings, the pitch was turning a lot.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's approach of win at all costs without looking at the bigger picture by refusing to play a Day-Night Test match against Australia is extremely disappointing, feels former captain Ian Chappell.
'You have to ask the BCCI and selectors; that's not something I can answer,' he said, when asked about the chances of Sourav Ganguly returing to the Indian team.
"When a cricketing legend like him says good things about me, that definitely increases my motivation," he said.
John Wright slammed his successor for meddling in selection matters and throwing himself in such a situation so early in his tenure
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