Team India arrive at Chappell’s ‘hometown’

And even after he left the job, Chappell remains a belligerent personality, a rabble-rouser, and his recent claims of being subjected to racial attacks subsequent playing down of the remark notwithstanding — further bolstered this image.

Accordingly, his presence on Sunday’s match guarantees him his fair share of the media attention.

“He’s here in the city and of course he would watch the match,” Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) spokesperson Anant Vyas said.

Away from the hue and cry, Chappell seems to have come to terms with his new life and role at RCA’s Future Cricket Academy, where the Australian is helping 20-odd boys imbibe ruthless professionalism, something he wanted to instill among the members of the Indian team.

India’s paramilitary training during his tenure earned him fair share of ridicule but a look at his academy reveals that the Australian has not budged from his stance. The only difference is that he now has a younger, and willing, batch of wards who are ready to toe the ‘Chappellway’.