Greg Chappell

A cricket fan was initially denied entry to the Sheffield Shield final for wearing a "Free Imran Khan" T-shirt, but Cricket Australia later reversed the decision. Authorities clarified that support for the jailed former Pakistan captain is considered a humanitarian issue, not a political one, allowing fans with similar messages entry.

Australian greats Greg Chappell and Clarrie Grimmett will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame, on Saturday, during a presentation at the Adelaide Oval.

Spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday said that 2007 World Cup is the lowest point of his career as the side did not manage to progress further than the group stages. Harbhajan also criticised Greg Chappell for dividing the team and added that to date, no one knows what was the real motive of Chappell in trying to do the things he did.

"He can write whatever he likes. But I don't want to speak about Greg Chappell anymore," said former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has blamed former India coach Greg Chappell's 'backroom politics' for effectively ruining his career.

Over 2 decades after he resigned as Australian selector due to 'archaic structure' of then cricket administration, Greg Chappell is in running to take over the job once again.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has revealed that pacer Deepak Chahar, who has done well in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka, was once told to quit cricket find another job by Australian coach Greg Chappell during his time at the Rajasthan Cricket Academy.

Former South African bowler Allan Donald believes that subcontinent cricketers "lack discipline" which often resulted in a rift with their coaches.

It is widely believed by many cricket followers that former Australian captain Ian Chappell knows everything about cricket and what he doesn't know is probably not worth knowing. And when he recently announced retirement from cricket commentary after 45 years behind the microphone (began doing commentary in 1977), it was widely felt that the game and its fans would be deprived of a vocal, sagacious expert.

"The underarm had very little to do with winning that game of cricket, because, in fact, we'd won the game," said Chappell, now CA's talent manager.

Former India coach Greg Chappell might have made an unceremonious exit but Suresh Raina believes the Australian did a great service to Indian cricket.

In his autobiography, "Beyond Boundaries," cricketer Sandeep Patil compared India's cricket coaches since John Wright. Patil praised Wright's respectful, low-key approach, contrasting it with Greg Chappell's aggressive, disruptive style. Patil argued that Chappell's attempts to impose Australian cricket culture created rifts and ultimately hurt the team.

In his autobiography, "Beyond Boundaries," former Indian player Sandeep Patil lauded John Wright's coaching style, contrasting it with the approaches of Greg Chappell and Anil Kumble. Patil highlighted Wright's ability to foster a supportive environment that allowed players to thrive, unlike Chappell's confrontational style that created rifts within the team.

The RCA has started looking at alternatives for the position of director of their upcoming academy after not getting response from Chappell.

MS Dhoni's meteoric rise to fame is the tale of a rustic boy who emerged from the tribal hinterland to become the most decorated captain in Indian cricket history.

A day after Ganguly termed Greg Chappell a "mad" man, pacer Ashish Nehra said that he too "never had a great experience" playing under the Australian.

Greg Chappell has always acknowledged that Sourav Ganguly's support was one of the reasons he got the coaching job in 2005 but Sunil Gavaskar sought to put the record straight by saying that it is a "misconception".

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday declined to react to the comments made by Greg Chappell in his autobiography 'Fierce Focus'.

Greg Chappell was "rigid and inflexible" in his approach as a coach and did not know how to run an international team, former India batsman VVS Laxman has claimed in his book. "The coach had his favourites, who were well looked after, while the others were left to fend for themselves. The team had disintegrated before our eyes," he writes.