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Indian Express
19-07-2025
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- Indian Express
Greg Chappell on Ravindra Jadeja's 181-ball 61: ‘His job wasn't to leave balls and collect singles – it was to win the match'
Ravindra Jadeja's innings during the final day at Lord's did divide opinions. Chasing 193 runs, India were reduced to 112/8 with the left-hander as the last recognized batter. He had to get the remainder of the runs with the support of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Both Bumrah and Siraj managed to stick with Jadeja for a while, defending bravely; however, the difference of opinion would be due to what kind of innings Jadeja should have played. He scored 181-ball 61 but a few experts were of the opinion that he should have batted quicker, and former Indian coach Greg Chappell too felt the same. 'The truth is, Jadeja was the only recognised batter left. If India were to chase down the target, he had to take calculated risks. His job wasn't to leave balls and collect singles – it was to win the match. That clarity should have come from the dressing room, from the captain. He needed to be told directly: 'You are the man who has to get this done. The tail's job is to hang in there with you, but you must go for the win,' Greg Chappell wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo. 'The Lord's Test also provided a telling moment with the way Jadeja was managed late in the match. Left with the tail, Jadeja did what many specialist batters do in that situation: he shielded the tail, farmed the strike, and played conservatively. On the surface, it was a disciplined innings. But was it the right one?' he added. Indian cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara, supported Jadeja. 'He couldn't have scored faster on that track. I felt that it was because the ball was soft, and the pitch was on the slower side. I guess, Jadeja would have thought that the tailenders were batting well and the team was getting close to the total. And once they were a little closer he would have taken his chances. I thought he was batting well. It was very difficult to score runs on that pitch,' says Pujara. 'The only thing he could have done better is to look to score down the ground. Like there was a gap between mid-off and cover,' Pujara said Jadeja could have done differently.
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First Post
01-07-2025
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- First Post
Greg Chappell sends stern message to Team India on what's going wrong: ‘India's problems were self-inflicted'
Greg Chappell criticised Team India's management led by coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill for preferring an extra batter over a bowler who can help them win Test matches. read more Greg Chappell did not held back as he analysed India's mistakes that led to a loss in Headingley Test. Image: AP Legendary Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has criticised the Indian cricket team management, which includes captain Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir, for preferring batting depth over maintaining a balanced bowling attack. Chappell, who also coached Team India in the past, said that the team's crushing five-wicket loss in the first Test against England at Headingley was a result of their own mistakes . Chappell, who captained Australia and scored 7,110 runs in 87 Tests, felt poor fielding and the lack of variety in India's bowling were the main reasons they lost the Leeds Test despite bossing the first four days of the match. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD India are currently 1-0 down in the five-match Test series with the second game starting on 2 July at Edgbaston, Birmingham. 'India's problems were self-inflicted' Chappell feels India must include left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in their playing XI for the second Test against England. 'As disappointing as the fielding in Headingley was, it was not the main reason India lost the Test. Most of India's problems were self-inflicted. Perhaps the most expensive error was the no-ball that gave Harry Brook an early life in the second innings,' Chappell wrote in ESPNCricinfo. 'More concerning to me, though, is the lack of variety in the bowling attack. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, India's seamers are too similar – all right-arm, medium-fast, operating at comparable angles. There is a reason why wickets often fall after a change of bowling. It forces the batter to recalibrate. That variability isn't available to Shubman Gill with his current crop. Without Bumrah, I'd like to see left-armer Arshdeep Singh added to the mix and Kuldeep Yadav, possibly the best wrist spinner since Shane Warne, included in the attack,' he wrote further. Also Read | Kuldeep Yadav at Edgbaston? Why Team India's riskiest move could be its smartest The 76-year-old former batter also wrote that the lack of discipline by the Indian bowlers had undone all the good work by Jasprit Bumrah, who took a five-wicket haul in the first innings. 'Even with Bumrah in the mix, the rest of the attack has to be more disciplined. I didn't see two consecutive balls land in a dangerous place. They were either too full, too short or too wide. Bowlers have to work in partnerships as much as batters. All England have to do at present is to see off Bumrah and they know the pressure will go with him,' Chappell wrote. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Chappell slams Team India's preference for extra batter Chappell also slammed the Team India management for opting for a batting option instead of a pure bowler, who can help them take 20 wickets and win a Test match. 'I don't agree that an extra batter who bowls should be selected as insurance against top-order collapses. The top six must be trusted to deliver the runs and that the best combination to secure the requisite 20 wickets is available to the captain,' he said.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins suffers every Test cricketer's worst nightmare ahead of West Indies clash
Pat Cummins ' baggy green cap has reportedly gone missing. The Aussie skipper had turned up to a pre-series photo shoot with West Indies captain Roston Chase wearing a new cap. But according to The Daily Telegraph, Cummins had lost the hat sometime between the photo shoot and the toss. It is understood that the hat has still not been found. It comes as the Aussie cricket captain had opted against repairing his old cap and instead sought out a new one, which he had planned to debut during last week's 159-run victory against the West Indies in Barbados. His new cap was one of the last hats to be made by manufacturer Albion, who had lost the rights to make the famous caps to Kookaburra back in 2016. But the Aussie skipper arrived for the toss at the Kensington Oval last week wearing his old baggy green, which he recieved ahead of his debut against South Africa in 2011. Cummins isn't the first Aussie cricketer in the past year to lose his baggy green. David Warner was reunited with his missing cap during the side's Test series against Pakistan in November. The New South Wales batsman took to social media to plea to his followers to find the missing hat after his backpack, in which he had stored the hat, was stolen. Australian players are given their baggy green hats when they make their first appearance for the Test side and the caps are treasured by members of the team. Aussie cricket legend great Greg Chappell was also forced to issue a plea to the public after his baggy green went missing from a storage facility in Brisbane last year. Australia resume their three-match series against the West Indies later this week and coach Andrew McDonald has urged fans to be patient when it comes to young batter Sam Konstas. Konstas was recalled for the first match on Australia's three-Test tour of the West Indies, which the visitors won by 159 runs on day three. The 19-year-old opener logged scores of three and five in tricky conditions, with ball dominating bat throughout the match. His second innings spanned almost an hour but was devoid of fluency and full of frustration, with speed demon Shamar Joseph creating two chances before Konstas had scored. McDonald is preparing to rejig Australia's top four yet again. Steve Smith is set to prove he is ready to return from a finger injury in Grenada, where the series resumes on Friday morning (AEST). Josh Inglis appears the batter most likely to make way for Smith, who is set to link up with the squad after a stint in New York. But Konstas, who set the bar extremely high with a breathtaking Test debut on Boxing Day, is set to be given a lengthy opportunity to nail down his spot at the top of the order. 'We've had some conversations around, 'potentially if you're in that situation again, what does that look like?' and that's what experience is,' McDonald told reporters in Barbados. 'It's learning from previous events and trying to implement a way through that. It felt like he was stuck at times and he was over-aggressive and then (he) underplayed. 'It's really that balance and tempo ... that's a step up to Test cricket. 'He's got a really good partner down the other end (Usman Khawaja). That, over time, I think, will play out. That's all we ask for - a bit of patience and time with a young player coming into Test cricket.' Australia have a chance to wrap up a series win in the second Test but the bigger picture at play with their Konstas conundrum is this summer's home Ashes. The right-hander's technique has been a near-constant topic of debate since he burst onto the scene against India then was axed for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. 'He knows his deficiencies,' McDonald said. 'But, from a batting perspective, I encourage all players to learn to play with their deficiencies. I don't think there's such a thing as a perfect technique. 'If that's what you're looking for then I think you're looking in the wrong place.' McDonald confirmed Smith, who suffered his injury while dropping a catch at Lord's in the World Test Championship final, was on track to bolster Australia's batting order. 'There'll be no risk to long-term health of that finger. He'll return and I think it's likely he'll play,' McDonald said.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Greg Chappell in awe of Pant's batting
Greg Chappell, former Australia captain and former Indian men's cricket coach, is thrilled with Rishabh Pant's batting, despite possessing a technique that's not in 'the MCC coaching manual'. 'What an exciting cricketer! What a player to have on your team!' Chappell said, while interacting via videoconferencing at a launch of str8bat, a smart bat sticker that acts as a performance analysis tool. 'He reminds me very much of Adam Gilchrist. The difference that it can make to a team to have a wicketkeeper that can bat at that level and to score runs quickly,' he added. Besides surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni's tally of six Test hundreds, hitherto the most by an Indian 'keeper, Pant became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to score a hundred in each innings of a Test match during India's series-opener in Leeds. 'The beauty of it is that Rishabh gets his runs at a very fast rate, which gives you time to win cricket matches. He was a phenomenal performer (at Headingley). Some of the shots that he played probably weren't in the MCC coaching manual when I last looked at it,' Chappell said. 'He is reinventing the game as a batsman. Given the modern technology, the bats are very different, obviously. You can play shots that weren't possible with the old bats. But, man, he is exciting to watch. You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. 'At any stage, he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or he will play the falling ramp shot. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match-winner and very nearly made the difference in that regard.' Former India wicket-keeper and chief selector Kiran More and Chappell hoped that the technological innovation would get a go-ahead by the Marylebone Cricket Club — the custodian of the cricket laws — for the stickers to be used in competitive matches.
India Today
25-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Rishabh Pant is reinventing batsmanship, reminds of Adam Gilchrist: Greg Chappell
Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell has showered massive praise on India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, saying that he's reinventing the game. Pant left fans on the edge of their seats with his audacious strokeplay during the first Test against England at Headingley, 25-year-old etched his name in the record books by slamming hundreds in each innings of the game, becoming just the second gloveman in history to achieve the unique feat. Pant's marvellous innings earned him praise from Greg Chappell, who said that the youngster is redefining the art of beauty is Rishabh gets runs at a very fast rate which gives you time to win cricket matches. His was a phenomenal performance. Some of the shots he played weren't in the MCC playing manual. He is really reinventing the game as a batsman. With modern technology, the bats are very different and you can play shots which weren't possible with the old bats. He's exciting to watch,' Chappell was quoted as saying by PTI. Furthermore, the former India head coach revealed that Pant reminded him of the legendary Adam Gilchrist and extolled his unpredictable gameplay.'When I first saw him, he reminded me of Adam Gilchrist...a different sort of player, of course, difference it can make to a team when a wicketkeeper can bat at that level and to score runs quickly. You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. At any stage he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or play the falling ramp shot. You never quite know what to expect. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match winner (and he) very nearly made the difference in that game,' he got involved in crucial partnerships in both innings of the Headingley Test, first with captain Shubman Gill and later with KL Rahul. He added 209 runs for the fourth wicket with Gill in the first innings, playing an innings of 134 (178), with the help of 12 fours and six his innings, he also left behind legendary MS Dhoni, registering the most centuries by an India wicketkeeper in Tests. Later in the second innings, Pant added 195 runs for the fourth wicket with KL Rahul, with his innings of 118 (140), studded with 15 fours and three his career-best performance ended up in a losing cause as England chased down a massive score of 371 in the fourth innings to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.- Ends
