Isn't Chappel messing Indian team just very close to World Cup? Is there any need to try idiot Malu Sreesanth?
105522
i think it is easier to speak out of boundary..\nplease do consider the fact that ganguly is out of team not of bad form but of the fact that he brings politics into the team.. and if you think nehra et al are out of team for supporting ganguly.. than sachin also supported ganguly.. but he is in the team..\n\ndont occupy your mind with meshy things about a coach as professional as chappel.. \n\nyou can see the yesterday's win over pakistan.. hats off to chappel
271783
Mr. Greg Chappell, after becoming the coach of the Indian Cricket Team, has brought about three distinct problems, namely, RIFT between team members, DISTRUST in the ability of Captain Saurav Ganguly and CHAOS in the BCCI.Chappel is a high-handed egoistic menace and his intentions are becoming clear day by day.. He means no good to Indian cricket but save his pocket. he cannot stand difference in opinion and likes to have a puppet as his captain ( poor chap). He has created an air of mistrust and has taken advantage of the Indian mentality of serving the white skin.\nMaking news and conspiracy is hi basic motive.........\n\n\nHere is his History.\n1. Used younger brother to bowl underarm to win a match against NZ.\n\nAn infamous incident involving an underarm delivery occurred on February 1, 1981 when Australia were playing New Zealand in a One-day International, the third of five matches in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup. New Zealand required a six to tie the match from the final ball, with eight wickets down. The Australian captain (Greg Chappell) ordered the bowler (his brother, Trevor Chappell) to bowl underarm to avoid the possibility that the No. 10 New Zealand batsman (Brian McKechnie) would score a six from the last ball to tie the match.\n\nAustralia won the game but the New Zealand batsmen marched off in disgust and since that day the underarm bowling incident has been a source of discussion, both heated and jocular, between Australians and New Zealanders.\n\nIt was described as "the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket" by the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rob Muldoon,\n\n2. Post-retirement\nHe takes up assignment as coach for local team (South Australia)---- is a gigantic disaster. Even the Ausssies did not choose him as a coach for the national sideand had no previous international coaching experience before taking up Indian assignment.During his tenure of South Australia as a coach, he failed miserably.\n\nComes to coach India on Sourav Ganguly's recommendation.\nWithin a month and a half calls Ganguly, " mentally and physically unfit" in a documented e-mail.\n\nWrites e-mails to " friendly" journalists calling Sourav, " cancerous".\n\nAt the BCCI Review Meeting, he retraces steps and backs out of the allegations, almost in cowardly haste.\nHe is established as a complete liar and vindictive when it is proven that Ganguly did suffer from an elbow injury.\n\nSlams door roughly on a TV journalist, injuring her.\n\nKeeps Zaheer Khan out of the team.His folly ? Ganguly used to back Zaheer\n\nEnsures VVS Laxman's ODI hopes are permanently dashed.\n\nTries to create rift between Dravid and Harbhajan Singh and also in between VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly.\n\nSays Sachin Tendulkar's glory will never be the same again. Suddenly changes tracks and says he can always become great like he used to be.\n\nRudely gestures an " up yours" sign to the Kolkota crowd with his middle finger; says he was relaxing his finger because of an injury.\n\nLast incident he made unwanted comments on Ganguly in an interview to a British paper this week, when every body was stopping the discussion of thier spat...\n\nReal Guru of Conspiracy... \n\nIf u feel like me check and join this group...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/wehategreigchappell
842557
yeah u can say this defetes are shameless defetes.last 4 series India didnt play well. dravid is oki. he tried with this team to win. but this team is not perfect. young players played well in some matches. but now this is proved that they r not prepared to play in this highest lavel of cricket. team selectors have to think more about the young players. they need to bring back players like Shourav Ganguly, Laxman, Nehra. Chappal should resign. He isnt the perfect man for India. He is a gud coach. But he is not appropriate for this team. His methods r unique but not useful. So kick him out. Vensarkar & pawar has to attend this matter. Dont go for money, think for ur team. Dont do POLITICS with Indian Cricket.
323345
Very economical. he may not be consistent but does either get wickets or bowls economically. Definitely deserves and earns his place on the team till next world cup. If he can be destructive in west indes, it would be great
769866
rahul is a great wall of our indian team. he has done a great work as a captain. but due recent failures i.e. a great loss to our team. i hv the hope tht they r going to return in a winning note in southafrica a am 100% sure abt it. result of captaincy of rahul will improve definetly in the upcoming matches.
128862
no I really feel sorry for him. I dont think he deserves to be insulted like this. I hate that greg chappel. Now dadas under a lot of pressure. He's not the only one who's not in form, what about sehwag , sachin n even dravid at times. i really feel sorry for him
1028658
I absolutely agree with you. Ganguly should be on the team if Sehwag is. I guess there are a lot of politics in the dressing room that we don't know about.
302632
i think new young talent is not the problem..of'course u wont want to hv many 30+ players in the team...prob. arises of the fact that what position these young players hv in d team...and 'coz of the fact that our team is doin' just about PERFECT in the ODI's it would be fair to say that dravid and chappell are doin a gr8 job..\n\nchappell promised of producin or rather developing all-rounders in our team last year....and u hv the results of his work in the form of irfan pathan and Dhoni'....batting positions are so very flexible in the team now and u can easily find players fittin into diff. postns. as the match demands...and until we keep on playin the same way as we r rite now i dun think thr shud be any need to question them..\n\nbut i BET to say these positive experiments would NEVER hv taken place if v had ganguly as d skipper...he hated experimenting and u wud nvr hv imagined 'Pathan' as an all rounder during his times...
69587
sourav aint carryin' a gud attitude..agreed! but i really dun think d cricket board shud treat him d way they hv in d recent past..puttin him in and out so frequently knowingly dat he's d most successful captain India has ever produced..includin' him in tests and not in ODI's when dey know he's made 10,000+ runs in d latter form of d game... how can u expect him to perform at his best today whn he's again knocked of d one-day squad yes'day???
837849
Although Tendulkar is far from his best he is definitely not over. Shewag is still dangerous, but he needs to be dropped once to get him some sense! Dravid is still the best Indian batsman. Yuvraj is too good not to have in the team. Kaif is a solid player, he will be the future Dravid, If only they let him play enough! Raina has not impressed me enough. Irfan should be kept as a bowler only. Please stop sending him 1 down!
1020282
here's a joke:\nChappel  and Co. asked a jyotisi how to improve the performance of team india. he replied that the only solution is to make chappel the coach.\n"But he is already our coach" everyone shouted.\nJyotisi: Not ur coach. But of the team ur playing against.\n\nI guess u know my answer.
293858
India has the potential to win it.What worries me is that they also had their opportunities in 1996 & 2003 & negative frame of mind cost them.On both occassions they won the toss & opted to field simply because they thought the opposition were better chasers.The more relevant factors were ignored.They will need to knock the Australians & the South Africans over(something they are capable of) rather than hope for a slip-up.
749738
No Indian cricket team has one of the best talents in the world but they are wasting it by not playing to their potential. So we need not change the players but have to change their mind set by making them more professional and competitive. Indians should have the urge to win and win only they should have that spirit glowing int hem. Then only they can win. And if u wanna remove a player i suggest Suresh Raina as he is a kid and has to go the training at the lower level and have to upgrade him. He must be groomed and that should be done by making him play at the lower level. He has to be given confidence. All others must know their responsibilities and must know their role and play. They should not tell just like that "i can play at any position". Also the team management must know who can play where and must experiment on that basis. We cannot see Pathan or Dhoni at number 3. Number 3 is for an sheet anchor like Dravid or Ganguly. Kaif is also best suited for that job and Sachin and Shewag must always open. Ganguly must be inducted into the team and without him it is very difficult for India the win the World Cup.
845304
It is very good if they call back him at this all-lost-stage & \ndon't consider it is a must...\n\nNobody is inevitable in any team...\nThe should be able to perform good...\n\nSee Australia is winning matches in a raw not because of a single player's performance...Against India at DLF they lost 5 wickets & they won the match professionally...Against Newzeland yesterday they lost both openors cheaply and they could manage to win...In several cases they have proved it...\n\nSo ne meaning of roaring for Ganguly always...He was a very good player and we lost many matches with him also...
530053
Yeah.\nThere are many things which go against him and sadly none in favour.\nFirst of all he was in terrible form for last 2-3 years.\nSecond, the track record of the team loosing in finals and there he was leading from the front with an average of 16.\nThird, he was arrogant as well as indisciplined.\nLast, he was just able to survive becoz of Mr. Dalmiya, otherwise he should have been thrown the door much earlier.\n\nNow as chappel took over he was not ready to compromise as Wright did, so it was inevitable.\nNow the team is playing brilliantly so we shd not discuss about him any more and must enjoy the performance of TEAM INDIA UNDER THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA.
500266
I would like to drop virender sehwag.He is not in a good form.Ganguly should be in the team and should open the innings with uthhapa.
137932
He should be included in the ODI series, just because he has a tremendous track record in ODI. But i think he is becoming a victim of Chappels ego. He was the only man who stood against Sourav's inclusion in the recent ODI Pak tour.(Its confirmed and there was lots of reports in this issue http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2006/jan/30chap.htm) So that is really bad for Indian cricket. Let him give a chance and if they feel he cannot perform, throw him, but this is not the way to show personal grudge. But as a constant crcket fan of last 20 years, i tell you, sourav will bounce back and he wil get his chance also, no Chappel can deny him..