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Jasprit Bumrah embodies qualities of legends like Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Hadlee: Greg Chappell

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell feels India's bowling superstar Jasprit Bumrah embodies qualities of legends like Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Richard Hadlee. "What sets Bumrah apart is his combination of skills: Marshall’s adaptability, Lillee’s aggression, Richard Hadlee’s control, Roberts’ strategy, Wasim and Waqar’s reverse swing, McGrath’s precision, Steyn’s explosiveness, and Rabada’s modern versatility. Bumrah’s quiet intensity and precision make …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Unequivocally clean': Chappell sets the record straight, says 'stop nonsense of questioning Jasprit Bumrah’s action'

Hindustan Times

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell labelled Jasprit Bumrah a "champion performer" after his Player of the Match performance in the first Test between India and Australia at Optus Stadium, Perth. Chappell has now set the record straight, saying one should stop this "nonsense" of time and time again questioning the 30-year-old's action. Australia were bundled out for 104 in 52 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'I explained to Sachin...': Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma told to follow Tendulkar's example to reignite old fire, attitude

Hindustan Times

After reaching out to Prithvi Shaw, former Australia captain Greg Chappell has advised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma about ways to rekindle their old run-machine self. Kohli and Rohit's collective failures hurt India in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand, so much so that the team gotwhitewashed 0-3 at home for the first time in decades. Virat Kohli …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prithvi Shaw receives unexpected letter from Greg Chappell all the way from Australia: 'Even legends like Don Bradman…'

Hindustan Times

Struggling for form and fitness, Prithvi Shaw has found an unexpected ally in Greg Chappell. Chappell, the former Australia captain and coach of the Indian cricket team, wrote a letter of intent to Shaw, urging him to keep his chin up during these difficult times. Prithvi Shaw's downfall is unreal In his letter to Shaw, Chappell emphasised the positives of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Against Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India coach': Sourav Ganguly raises eyebrows with indirect tweet towards BCCI

Hindustan Times

As speculations about the next head coach of Team India are rife, former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly passed on an indirect message to the board, advising the officials to "choose the coach wisely". Ganguly's comments on X come at a time when former India opener and current Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir has emerged as the frontrunner to replace …

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10 months ago

Chappell urges Root to play his natural game and drop Bazball philosophy

The Hindu

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batter Joe Root to shun the 'Bazball' approach and get back to playing his natural game. Keeping up with England's aggressive Bazball approach, Root has mostly lost his wicket playing outlandish shots in India. "Root had a bloody fine record playing normally, and he was a quick scorer playing normally," Chappell …

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10 months ago

Chappell urges Root to play his natural game and drop Bazball philosophy

The Hindu

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batter Joe Root to shun the ‘Bazball’ approach and get back to playing his natural game. Keeping up with England’s aggressive Bazball approach, Root has mostly lost his wicket playing outlandish shots in India. “Root had a bloody fine record playing normally, and he was a quick scorer playing normally,” Chappell …

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10 months, 1 week ago

'Selectors should stop overestimating Shreyas Iyer's talent': Ian Chappell blasts India batter – India TV

India TV News

After playing him for four Test matches on the bounce, the Indian selectors have finally had enough of Shreyas Iyer, who averages 19 in his last 10 innings. Iyer, who had a highest score of 35 in his last 10 innings, was not pulling his weight in the Test team and with KL Rahul set to return for the remaining …

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1 year ago

From the India Today archives (2021) | Dawn of the Dravid era as Team India coach

India Today

The year was 1996, the Indian team was in crisis with mercurial opener Navjot Singh Sidhu revolting against skipper Mohammad Azharuddin and walking out of India’s England tour. India had in that series also dropped the seasoned Sanjay Manjrekar and handed out another debut, to Rahul Dravid, Ganguly’s teammate from the Under-19 and India A days. A day after Ganguly’s …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Read the astonishing exchange between cricket legends and arch-rivals Ian Chappell and Ian Botham

Daily Mail

Pair traded insults on Channel 9 screening of 'The Longest Feud' Both men offer a different version of events from the incident Can be traced back to a 'disagreement' in Melbourne bar in 1977 Cricket legends Ian Chappell and Ian Botham don't see eye to eye The intense hatred Ian Chappell and Ian Botham have for one another stretching back …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ian Chappell SLAMS bitter rival Sir Ian Botham as a 'bully and a coward' in new documentary

Daily Mail

Ian Chappell has branded Sir Ian Botham a 'bully and a coward' in a documentary charting his bitter feud with the English cricket icon, who described the former Australian captain as 'sad and lonely'. Ian Chappell has branded Sir Ian Botham a 'bully and a coward' in a new Nine documentary The England cricket legend described his bitter rival Chappell …

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1 year, 10 months ago

'When he removed Dada as captain...': Sehwag discloses Greg Chappell's unusual practice after Sourav Ganguly sacking

Hindustan Times

The Sourav Ganguly vs Greg Chappell feud is one of the most infamous chapters of Indian cricket. Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell in a still from 2005 What followed was one of the biggest controversies in Indian cricket with Chappell's e-mail to the BCCI getting leaked and the coach flipping the media off with ab obscene gesture. Virender Sehwag, who …

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1 year, 10 months ago

'Nathan Lyon is not R Ashwin...': Ian Chappell's pointed take on difference between India and Australia spinners

Hindustan Times

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have accounted for 31 of the 40 Australian wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy so far. While the great Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy have had their moments in the series, they haven't been able to run through the long Indian batting line-up like Ashwin and Jadeja. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes Lyon should not …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Australia media making allegations about pitch doctoring is nothing new, says Ian Chappell

India Today

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has lashed out at the media for the allegations of pitch-doctoring in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In contrast, Australia, despite opting to bat first scored 177 in the first innings and got bundled out for just 91 runs on Day 3 of the game. Australia's collapse took just a little over …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: ‘I want the ball to turn from Day 1,’ says Ravi Shastri

The Hindu

Ian Chappell, former Australia captain, has expressed his desire for curators across the world to be given the freedom to prepare sporting Test match pitches while former India head coach Ravi Shastri hoped the Border-Gavaskar Trophy pitches will see turning tracks to suit India, the home team. Surely a curator has been a player and wants to produce a good …

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2 years ago

Warner too old for leadership role, says Ian Chappell

The Hindu

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes there is no point in lifting David Warner’s lifetime captaincy ban as age is not on his side. Chappell feels Warner wanted his captaincy ban to be lifted as he wanted to lead his BBL side Sydney Thunder. Whatever leadership position he had, he would be good at it.” The lifetime captaincy ban was …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Ben Stokes the Test captain can learn a lot from his T20 World Cup heroics: Ian Chappell

India Today

Australian legend Ian Chappell has claimed that Ben Stokes the Test captain can learn a lot from his success at the T20 World Cup. The Australian legend then pointed out Stokes' innings against Sri Lanka and said that as the England Test captain, he can learn a lot from the innings and get to know that at times he needs …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Australia legend Ian Chappell picks Virat Kohli as best Test batter of this generation

India Today

Australia legend Ian Chappell has picked former India captain Virat Kohli as the best Test batter of this generation. While writing a column for ESPNcricinfo, Chappell called Kohli a fine player with great stroke play and a highly competitive nature. The former Australia captain said among these players on their best days, it's hard to surpass the highly competitive Kohli. …

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2 years, 4 months ago

When ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell called the legendary Don Bradman ‘vindictive’

Hindustan Times

Ian Chappell, former Australia captain-turned broadcaster announced his retirement from cricket commentary after a glorious career spanning 45 years. In an interview, Chappell had provided insights into the cricketing life of Bradman as a person and said: "There weren't many players before the war who liked Bradman. When asked if he liked Bradman personally, Chappell had clearly said “No, I …

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2 years, 4 months ago

'If I were Chris Lynn, I'd have taken them to court': Chappell's no-nonsense remark on Cricket Australia over UAE league

Hindustan Times

The UAE-based International League T20, which starts in 2023, has stirred up a lot of interest among cricketers across the globe. Among many other cricketers, Australia's Chris Lynn had also registered himself for the league as a marquee player; however, his participation could be in doubt if a No Objection Certificate is not issued from Cricket Australia. Former Australia Captain …

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2 years, 5 months ago

End david Warner’s captaincy ban, says Greg Chappell

The Hindu

Australian batting great Greg Chappell on Tuesday called for the lifetime captaincy ban on David Warner to be lifted, saying the star batter has the capability to successfully lead a side. Warner, former captain Steve Smith, and batter Cameron Bancroft were banned from playing domestic or international cricket as punishment for their roles in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South …

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2 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2022: Genuine pace of Umran Malik will be hard to ignore, says Ian Chappell

Firstpost

Chappell says that the advent of IPL has acted as a catalyst for India’s ’enormous depth in pace bowling’ and it is not showing any signs of abating. Sydney: India’s cricketing establishment has over the years shown patience in grooming a pack of world-class bowlers but in near future, the genuine pace of Umran Malik will be hard to ignore, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Warne was an illusionist first and leg-spinner second, says Greg Chappell

The Hindu

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell on Monday paid glowing tributes to Shane Warne, describing the spin legend as an illusionist first and then a spinner, who mesmerised the world with his craft and took it to an altogether different level. "When I think of Shane Warne, I think of the words of American naturalist, poet and writer Henry David Thoreau, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Shane Warne was a generous and honest champion, says Ian Chappell

Firstpost

Narrating an incident, Chappell said: “I once saw him walk into a room full of business people who all knew his name. He wandered over to the first bloke, held out his hand and said, ‘Hi, I’m Shane’ Melbourne: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell on Saturday hailed late Shane Warne as a “generous and honest” champion who never considered himself …

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Jasprit Bumrah embodies qualities of legends like Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Hadlee: Greg Chappell

'Unequivocally clean': Chappell sets the record straight, says 'stop nonsense of questioning Jasprit Bumrah’s action'

'I explained to Sachin...': Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma told to follow Tendulkar's example to reignite old fire, attitude

Prithvi Shaw receives unexpected letter from Greg Chappell all the way from Australia: 'Even legends like Don Bradman…'

‘Against Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India coach': Sourav Ganguly raises eyebrows with indirect tweet towards BCCI

Chappell urges Root to play his natural game and drop Bazball philosophy

Chappell urges Root to play his natural game and drop Bazball philosophy

'Selectors should stop overestimating Shreyas Iyer's talent': Ian Chappell blasts India batter – India TV

From the India Today archives (2021) | Dawn of the Dravid era as Team India coach

Read the astonishing exchange between cricket legends and arch-rivals Ian Chappell and Ian Botham

Ian Chappell SLAMS bitter rival Sir Ian Botham as a 'bully and a coward' in new documentary

'When he removed Dada as captain...': Sehwag discloses Greg Chappell's unusual practice after Sourav Ganguly sacking

'Nathan Lyon is not R Ashwin...': Ian Chappell's pointed take on difference between India and Australia spinners

Australia media making allegations about pitch doctoring is nothing new, says Ian Chappell

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: ‘I want the ball to turn from Day 1,’ says Ravi Shastri

Warner too old for leadership role, says Ian Chappell

Ben Stokes the Test captain can learn a lot from his T20 World Cup heroics: Ian Chappell

Australia legend Ian Chappell picks Virat Kohli as best Test batter of this generation

When ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell called the legendary Don Bradman ‘vindictive’

'If I were Chris Lynn, I'd have taken them to court': Chappell's no-nonsense remark on Cricket Australia over UAE league

End david Warner’s captaincy ban, says Greg Chappell

IPL 2022: Genuine pace of Umran Malik will be hard to ignore, says Ian Chappell

Warne was an illusionist first and leg-spinner second, says Greg Chappell

Shane Warne was a generous and honest champion, says Ian Chappell