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This is an archive article published on December 23, 2005

Greg speaks his mind

While coach Greg Chappell does not mind stepping on a few toes in his quest to make a success of the 8216;8216;most challenging job in cri...

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While coach Greg Chappell does not mind stepping on a few toes in his quest to make a success of the 8216;8216;most challenging job in cricket,8221; here8217;s what he told Herald Sun to ensure that the Indian team reaches its full potential

Royal reception

8226; We finished in the afternoon and we went to the airport to fly to the next venue, and there would have been three lakh people lining the streets to cheer the team. It was like the royal motorcade. It was like the Beatles coming to town. Amazing.

8226; If I ever wanted to be a pop star, I can8217;t imagine I could have got feted and treated with as much pomp and ceremony as the Indian cricket team does. It8217;s difficult for the players. I admire the way they handle it.

His focus, approach

8226; I could not afford to be diverted by outside comment and opinion. All I can do is focus on the things I feel very strongly in. I have taken the same approach I took when I played cricket

8226; If they are the right things, then they will work and the majority of people will be supportive. If they don8217;t, they need to find another coach.

8226; I have taken the view that I can do the job to the best of my ability and the rest will take care of itself

Challenges he faces

You can8217;t help but be caught up in the excitement of what is going on. You have a billion and a bit rabid followers of cricket who get very, very involved and have high expectations and all of that. They have television programmes which go 24 hours a day and spend their time talking about cricket

Pakistan tour

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We have a tour of Pakistan coming up. In terms of the number of people following it, think of an Ashes series and multiply it by 100. It8217;s huge. PTI

 

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