GREGIIE AS COACH

Well 2'nd most populous country in the world,1983 world cup champions,yet just one indian in reckonng for the post of an indian coach.That speaks volumes on how much blinded the indian board and the players are by the success of foreign coaches.So in the end greg chappel's appointment as the coach didnt come as a surprise.Sven goran erikson leading engalnd,otto rehagel greece,big phil for portugal are the few succesful foreign coaches that come to mind but then these are soccer coaches.So i looked at the last two world cups to see whether the succesful teams had a foreign coach.The answer i got was not only in cricket soccer as well as rugby did the world cup champs have a foriegn coach.I read some where that what the aussie cricket coaches do is not coach the players but tell the players to back their natural instincts and that is the backbone of such an all-conquering team.Greg chappel was a fighter in his heydays.And above all he has the confidence of his captain ,so whether this man could lead to us to world cup glory,the coming days will tell.Any ways the fact that he is a good fan of the game was evident when he said in a different manner that sachin is a spent force,which i belive many coaches dare not.Any way let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best to happen.Jai hind.....Jai australlia