Sachin Tendulkar and Greg Chappell in 2007. (Photo by Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Greg Chappell praised England batter Harry Brook likening his style and performance to that of the great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.Having established himself with some significant knocks in all formats, Brook is one of the newest…
NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell thinks that the modern cricket greats, such as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Joe Root, would know when their time is up, not when others tell them.Chappell also considered how the careers of contemporary greats like Smith, Root, and Kohli illustrate the unavoidable fall of exceptional batsmen. Why…
NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell, who formerly coached India, thinks Jasprit Bumrah combines the finest qualities of the great pacers Andy Roberts and Dennis Lillee.Bumrah is currently the only player preventing Australia from winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he said.“I have always said that Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts were the most complete fast…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) In all likelihood, India’s ongoing tour could be the last one Down Under for stalwarts like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. But on pace-friendly Australian soil, which makes run-scoring a tough job, the focus is always on the batters and fast bowlers. And…
ADELAIDE: A frail but familiar figure sauntered into the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Former Australia captain Greg Chappell, a bit older, a bit weather-beaten at 76 but still retaining that presence and keen cricketing sense, has been watching the goings-on in the second Test with interest. Chappell, having recovered from a recent bout of ill…
Greg Chappell and Prithvi Shaw. (Getty Images) Aussie great & ex-India coach pens letter to faltering batting talent, says Mumbai axing could become turning point of his careerMUMBAI: Troubled batting talent Prithvi Shaw, once touted as the next big thing but now down and out in his career and dropped even from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday hit back with a cricketing analogy of its own, a day after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi‘s “umpire is compromised” remark against the Centre following the new Hindenburg Research report which has claimed that Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had stakes in “obscure offshore entities” that are allegedly involved…
