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'.
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.
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.
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'.
In a candid disclosure, the India coach has said he owed his current job to Sourav.
Greg Blewett refuted the charges of former South Australia paceman Paul Wilson that India coach Greg Chappell was a poor man-manager.
'Tear-away fast bowlers are the ones which win in all sort of conditions,' said India's coach.
The astute Sharad Pawar dispels all notions that non-cricketers are not fit to run the game.
The much-awaited World Cup clash between co-hosts Australia and New Zealand will be about more than just the race for quarter-final places with the cricket boards of both countries confirming that the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will be at stake.
The India coach is keenly following the two teams which will be playing against his team in the next three months.
India's cricket coach says the master batsman is experienced and gets on with the youngsters as well.
Indian's new cricket coach will be paid an annual salary of US $175,000.
The Indian coach is not happy with his team's bowling in the initial overs.
'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.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell slammed the International Cricket Council and the cricket Boards for their "weak leadership" while dealing with corruption in the game and said they need to do more to stamp out the menace.
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.
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".
Upset over the humiliating loss to South Africa in the second ODI, Members of Parliament also demanded an explanation from BCCI chief Sharad Pawar.
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has signed a 30-day coaching contract, to be spread over a year, with Pakistan's national team and cricket academy.
Former India coach Greg Chappell has advised beleaguered all-rounder Andrew Symonds to learn to cope with the constant media glare and handle off-field stress.
The former BCCI chief claimed that the India coach had violated clause 3.2.9 of the Regulations.
According to a report in the 'Courier Mail', Chappell has 'agreed' with the BCCI to leave the team after his contract expires next year.
Both refused to answer questions on the former India captain's inclusion in the 30-man probables' list for the Champions Trophy.
Rahul Dravid's biography The Nice Guy Who Finished First was realsed in Bangalore on Thursday.
India's coach says he doesn't have to respond to comments people make.
Former Australia skipper Ian Chappel made known his frustration against Cricket Australia for agreeing to play the upcoming ODI series against India.
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.
Sourav Ganguly says when he was kept out of the Indian team by coach Greg Chappell and he was desperately fighting his way back, his father was unable to bear his struggle and wanted him to retire.
Buchanan ends his nearly eight-year stint after next year's World Cup in the Caribbean.
Former coach Greg Chappell said in ABC Television's documentary Guru Greg he knew India's World Cup campaign would end in disaster.
The big names in the Aussies squad were tricked into partying hard a night before they lost to rookie, cricket-loving Canadians in a one-off One-day match.
Greg Chappell feels that Sourav Ganguly's men were "distracted" during the recent series against Pakistan.
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.
Bishen Singh Bedi, former captain of the Indian cricket team, hit out Ian Chappel, Imran Khan and other cricketers who have been demanding that Sachin Tendulkar opt out of One-day cricket.
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