India's cricket coach Greg Chappell is being provided special security
during the Thursday's one-day match against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens.
It is known that Chappell was assaulted by an unruly fan during
the recent home series against the West Indies.
The former Australian captain, 58, was pushed and hit on the
back when the Indian team arrived at Bhubaneswar airport in the eastern state
of Orissa on January 22.
Chappell, who was rushed into the team bus stationed outside
the airport gate, escaped unhurt.
Chappell, who took over as Indian coach in June 2005 for a
two-year term, has faced close scrutiny in a cricket-mad nation desperate to
see its team succeed on the international scene.
India and Sri Lanka will be playing their last series before
the World Cup opens in the Caribbean on March 13.
After Thursday's opener in Kolkata, the other matches will
be played in Rajkot (February 11), Goa (Feb 14) and Visakhapatnam (Feb 17).
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