After a historic Test series in which India came out victories, The bitter rivals face off at The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday. The atmosphere would be electrifying as people would fly in to support India. The Test series was exciting, often balance shifting and thrilling. One

Former Aussie captain and now commentator and critic, Ian Chappell has slammed the Australian selectors for dishing out a nonsense team for the Ashes. He has gone on to tip England as favourites for the series given a stronger bowling attack that they possess. Chappell also said a lot would

In a veiled swipe at Shane Warne and Ian Chappell for their outburst against the Australian team, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist today said retired stars should stop "getting personal" and "making negative" comments. "I must say there's been a lot said today in the pa

Launching a lampoon at John Buchanan, former captain Ian Chappell has said that his daughter would not have done a bad job as coach of the Australian team. Defending spin great Shane Warne, who has been criticised for his panning of Buchanan, Chappell said the former coach's contribution i

Rahul Dravid's out-of-the-blue decision to relinquish the captaincy of the Indian cricket team found a supporter in former Australian captain Ian Chappell, who believes India should ask VVS Laxman to lead the Test squad, while the ODI reins should be in MS Dhoni's hands. Chappell, an astut

Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh has criticised the International Cricket Council for premature staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year, saying the initial focus should be its development at domestic level. "The administrators need to work out, is Twenty20 serio

Blaming the International Cricket Council for a heavy schedule in the build up to the World Cup, former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said the teams comprising the fittest players had a chance to win the coveted trophy in the Caribbean. "Will we see a spectacular cricket World C

Former Test players Richie Benaud and Charles Macartney have been selected for the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2007 Allan Border Medal ceremony tomorrow. Benaud will be present on the night while former Australian captain Ian Chappell will give away the award to Macartney's bi