Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBEis a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricketorganisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1984. The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration. An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and, at his retirement, held the world...
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We hope to be able to manage him through this tournament and through the series against Sri Lanka and South Africa,
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I have taken the view that I can do the job to the best of my ability and the rest will take care of itself.
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His bowling is like a breath of fresh air for all of us. I hope he will have a long career ahead of him.
But he was a better leg-spinner than me.
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I'm hoping that he will pass on the knowledge and experience he has gained from playing for 16 years to the next generation,
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I have to let it wash by and say people have their reasons for saying what they do and I can't be distracted by that and do what I believe in. At the end of my time, whenever that might be, the team and therefore I will be judged ultimately on the results we achieve, not whether I have been able to convince this or that member of the media that what we are doing is in the best interests of Indian cricket.
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In what context he said it, nobody knows. You got to get the truth.
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I would prefer to tell a young player what to do than how to do it.
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I regularly watch the scorecards of all Ranji matches.
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Pakistan would be confident after their series win over England. The series will be a very close and good contest and if all the players play to their potential we're in for some wonderful cricket.
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I have seen some terrifically exciting changes with young players coming into the squad which is reinvigorated. The older players and the whole group has been refreshed by the youth and enthusiasm that has come into the team. I think that has been misunderstood and misrepresented in certain quarters to the detriment of Indian cricket.
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I'd like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you that's what he's been doing all this while
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He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease.
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I've worked with Sourav and I enjoy his company. I found him to be likeable and a very nice fellow. It will be good to renew the acquaintance.