Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark

No, not 'the State of Denmark' but 'Indian Cricket'. We just didn't want to mess with the Bard's words. Moreover, what is good for the bard is good for us and more importantly, we don't let facts get in the way of good titles.

Vijay Lokapally's article is a must read. We are convinced that Greg Chappell has to go just because there doesn't seem to be any trust between the players and the coach. We found this paragraph bizarre:

The support staff, especially Ian Fraser, has made matters worse. He earned the ire of the players to such an extent that he was asked to leave the dressing room for his attempts to ridicule them during a tense situation on the last tour of South Africa.

If support staff are ridiculing players then something is seriously wrong.

The seniors in Chappell's firing line are Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, V.V.S. Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar...

That's 8 players! Who does he get along with? don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question.

Before we lynch Chappell, a word to the wise: If these rifts between the coach and the players was so severe, why didn't we hear anything about it after the South African tour and before the world cup? All everybody talked about before the world cup was how tight the team was and how they were all working together towards a common goal. So what happened?

We will just have to wait for the 'leaked' reports after April 6th and 7th. It will make for very entertaining reading.

Greg Chappell Speaks

One of the better interviews we have read. The folks from Rediff just asked one question and let Greg Chappell preach for 4o or so minutes. The question was:

"21-odd months previously, he (Greg Chappell) had taken over as coach of the national cricket team, with the stated mission of preparing Team India for World Cup 2007.

How much of that initial vision has been realized and how much not? What has worked, what has not? And, with just hours to go before the team leaves on its Caribbean campaign, how ready is the team for its assault on glory?"

We enjoyed Chappell's insight in answer to this question. Go read it now.