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[Libran]

Leaving the specifics of the Ganguly episode and potshots at Greg Chappell aside, he did articulate this
problem with our system in various interviews (vis a vis the Australian system, I'd think). I think it goes to
the core of the indifferent performances we see over and over again. We have laid a good deal of blame
with smug confidence at Chappell's feet  - people like Harbhajan Singh have done it repeatedly during
his tenure. Chappell's been gone for over 6 months now. Does anyone think that the team has been playing
particularly inspired cricket since ? Perhaps it is time to look for newer villains.

I agree. A lot of issues that GC outlined were genuine issues and we are not any closer to getting answers / resolving them even now.

If only he had spent time in getting his hands dirty and dig deeper to find solutions....but, no...he was busy with SMS, emails and playing games with players and their careers and furthering his own academy's cause...
He had the tacit support of a Chairman wh was willing to be wrapped around a finger ...but, all for a single agenda...so let's not bring Chappell and his ideas into these discussions... We needed a Coach not a fly by night Consultant

Ravi,

Calling Chappell a 'fly by night' consultant is simply incorrect. His work ethic (the man used to put in rather
ungodly hours into his job) was never questioned by anyone, including the players. Compared to his
illustrious (desi) predecessors, the man worked meticulously on technical details of each player in the
team and knew more about up and coming players in India than our samosa-chai drinking selectors.

It is one thing to diasgree with his strategic ideas or particular actions, but questioning the time, effort
and seriousness he put into the job is quite another. An important distinction to make.

Agree amit...Fly by night may be a bit harsh...but I strongly believe that if he had actaully spent more time with the players rather than with the media and his interviews and process stuff, he would have driven home a few points...I am also of the view that it is not worth talking about what "has been" and what "could have been"...he only comes into the picture when he is presented as mannah from heaven for Indian cricket, which is not true and it has been proven time and again that he did more harm than good... deliberate or otherwise is not the key...but it is there for people to see and arrive at a conclusion.