'Issue with Ganguly not personal'
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 at 23:02 | Updated Jan 28, 2007 at 12:57
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Indian coach Greg Chappell has been under fire in recent months as Team India's performance graph has dipped dramatically.
In a candid interview with Anuradha SenGupta on CNN-IBN's show Being, Chappell spoke of his expectations from the World Cup in 2007. He also spoke about how his equation with Sourav Ganguly is working out.
Greg Chappell: We have had two or three periods where Sourav has come in and gone out and come back and so on. I mean we are both professionals and we have got jobs to do. I can't speak for Sourav, you will have to ask him for his point of view.
But from my point of view, I suppose it's hard for Indians to understand that there was nothing personal in it. The emotion is irrelevant. The decision was based on cricket logic and on a situation. End of story. Sourav needed the break. He had the break and he's come back in better form.
Anuradha SenGupta: Do you want to bet on how your team, how your boys will fare in the World Cup?
Greg Chappell: We can win the World Cup, but I wouldn't bet on it. Because there is no guarantee, and it will depend on who plays well at the tournament. I think the only guarantee I can give you is that we will go there and give it the best shot we've got.
A realistic goal for us is to make it to the semi-finals. Because if we don't make to the semi-finals, we can't win the World Cup.
Anuradha SenGupta: If the job is yours for the taking after the contract runs out, do you want it?
Greg Chappell: I'd like to think that I will feel strong enough and capable enough to go on. But it may not be my decision.
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Posted By soham
short and straight it is most absurd thing that for so many days dada of indian cricket team was not
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Posted By nagu
I fully agree with your view. Mr.Chappel has no idea at all about the world cup. He is involving himself
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Posted By Hemang Patel
My comment is about Greg Chappel. He has greatly damaged India\''s performance by unappropriately changing batting orders and team selection.
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Posted By Siva
I have a genuine doubt. Can anyone throw light on this.
What is the ground on which Ganguly is rested on
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Posted By kumar
sachin and dravid also have some rest to recover?
why they cant?
why ganguly only?
cricket politics happeninig again?
vengsarkar section commite is good,for60%
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