What Greg Chappell did wrong?
956937
I do not think that Greg Chappel did anything wrong.  First of all I was surprised at the M.Ps raising India's pathetic perfoprmance in South Africa as an issue and creating lot of furore as if they have no other better work to do.  It is a shame on their part to raise such issues instead of raising the issues concerning the welfare of the people.
683376
Tell me about it! The Sacramento Kings got totttaly screwed out of that one.It was their own fault they lost but the refs were given terrible call. Greg Pop probably said 1000.00$.\n\n PS. ( and a slap on the butt!)
110240
I think there is no right to question any body's action other than ICC. The match refree can note that issue to the ICC and ultimately ICC should decide. Since ICC allowed Akthar to play, there is no question in asking about his action. the intersting thing is that Chappel is warned by ICC to make such statements. I wonder how fast the so called personality got frustrated when his men fell to Akthar cheaply.
746364
These idiots have always played like this in South Africa. You can't blame Greg. Anyway, how can a coach make a player unlearn how to bat. Don't they have any sense of their own.\n\nTo answer your question, Chappel should step down. There is no point trying to coach these buggers. They shouldn't be sent to the WC either.
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.
962480
I agree he has lost the desire,maybe too good a life away from cricket,Greg Chappell needs to get tough with Indian team, they are becoming easy beats,,,,,,,cheers
405879
Yes of course you did something wrong. You didn't give us the intimate details.\n\nI suggest you add more of what happened in great detail.
1105443
doing something wrong
981748
I think he certainly has the pottential to come back if he performs well in domestic cricket. But either Chappel should change his views about Sourav or he should be removed from post of Coach. If any of these two is possible than only Ganguly will be back.
946105
your just fucked up jeff lol
181286
Greg Chappel i call him Guru of Conspiracy !\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 Conspirancy...
607785
Come on!  Don't you think it's possible the man made an error?  Baseball players make them EVERYDAY!  Surely you've messed up at some point in your life.  His error was just a very costly one.
637232
yes the offcial award is given to Sarwan for finding his form back. \nbut it should go to Greg Chappel for letting a boogie team like WI white wash the ODIs.
1017778
1 & 2. Bruce Edgar was 102 not out (off 141 balls in 202 minutes, including 7 fours) and was the non-striker for the "underarm incident".\nMcKechnie was the striker, and it was the first and only ball he faced (0 not out of 1 ball in 1 minute).\n3. Greg Chappell made 90 (off 121 balls in 161 minutes with 7 fours). He was out caught Edgar off the bowling of Snedden.\nThe match had earlier controversy than the underarm ball: in the Australian innings, Martin Snedden took a spectacular low outfield catch off the batting of Greg Chappell. It was disallowed by the umpires, although TV replays clearly showed it was a clean catch. Some commentators believed Chappell should have taken Snedden's word that the catch was good. \n\n15 runs were required from the final over. Hadlee hit the first ball for 4, was lbw to the second. Smith took twos off ball 3 and 4, and was bowled by the 5th. McKechnie came to the wicket with 7 required, 6 for a tie, and Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor to bowl the final ball underarm, rolling along the ground. Australia won by 5 runs, to lead the best of 5 series 2-1.\nHowever underarm bowling was not only legal, but until the mid 19th century was the norm. So although definately not in the moral tradition of the game, it was perfectly legal, although it should have been a no ball, as Australia had too many fielders outside the fielding circle!
977557
What I find is that the Indians tend to expect results too fast and too many in no time. This makes the job of a coach really difficult. Greg has abundance of ideas and strategies which he wishes to implement gradually. I think he has the world cup in sight and is moving along accordingly. At this point of time, I find that the best bet is to support Greg to the fullest and he should be given a free hand (in the real sense) and should wait for the results of the World Cup.\nI totally agree with you that the review of Greg's performance be made only after the world cup.\nAll the best to dear Greg (Lage Raho Munna Bhai).
845622
It appeared that Thurston was able to ground the ball properly.\n\nAs to the ball coming of Inglis' shoulder.  That is true, the New Zealander pushed it back into Gregs shoulder.\n\nThe reason it was not awarded a try, in my himble opinion, Greg would have been classed as 'playing' or 'going' for the ball.\n\nThe rule, as well as many others, are too contentious these days.  At least 10 years ago, rules were changed to make the rules less vague.  Somewhere along the line they decided to introduce rules that are vague, and contentious.  Another example is the 'strip'.  Did the player drop it on purpose? Should the player have held onto it more (ball security)? Etc.
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Gary Sobers i believe did it off an Australian bowler. not sure though.