03-28-2007, 02:13 PM
Kumle retirement is official now.
Meanwhile Chappell fires first salvo with his SMS:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><i>Even in the last selection meeting, I fought for youth. The senior players fought against it and the chairman went with them out of fear of media, if youth did not perform </i><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->..experts point out that Chappell cannot be censured or punished for three reasons.
First, they say, is the fact that it was a private SMS sent to a journalist with whom Chappell has very old ties. Bala has been covering cricket since Chappell`s playing days, so their association goes back many years. And it was not Chappell who disclosed the contents; it was the journalist who did so.
Second, they argue, if Chappell is eventually punished, former India captain Vengsarkar is equally guilty of breach of confidentiality for revealing that Virender Sehwag was picked for the World Cup only after captain Rahul Dravid backed him.
Vengsarkar made this revelation in a television interview soon after the team was picked. He also agreed with the interviewer that had it not been for Dravid, Sehwag would have been dropped.
Experts also point to the recent utterances of Goa Cricket Association president Dayanand Narvekar, one of the five BCCI vice-presidents who has also publicly sought the sacking of senior members of the team and Chappell.
Like all other board officials, except selection committee chairman and captain, BCCI vice-presidents also cannot speak on selection matters.
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Viv Richards:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"You watch (Australian captain) Ricky Ponting from the first ball and he is there. He is making an announcement that he wants to take you on. The way Matthew Hayden played today, <b>these guys are mentally very, very tough</b>.
"Other teams need to learn from their example. It`s very difficult in international cricket to remain mentally tough all the time. It`s a very hard sport."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> link
Meanwhile Chappell fires first salvo with his SMS:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><i>Even in the last selection meeting, I fought for youth. The senior players fought against it and the chairman went with them out of fear of media, if youth did not perform </i><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->..experts point out that Chappell cannot be censured or punished for three reasons.
First, they say, is the fact that it was a private SMS sent to a journalist with whom Chappell has very old ties. Bala has been covering cricket since Chappell`s playing days, so their association goes back many years. And it was not Chappell who disclosed the contents; it was the journalist who did so.
Second, they argue, if Chappell is eventually punished, former India captain Vengsarkar is equally guilty of breach of confidentiality for revealing that Virender Sehwag was picked for the World Cup only after captain Rahul Dravid backed him.
Vengsarkar made this revelation in a television interview soon after the team was picked. He also agreed with the interviewer that had it not been for Dravid, Sehwag would have been dropped.
Experts also point to the recent utterances of Goa Cricket Association president Dayanand Narvekar, one of the five BCCI vice-presidents who has also publicly sought the sacking of senior members of the team and Chappell.
Like all other board officials, except selection committee chairman and captain, BCCI vice-presidents also cannot speak on selection matters.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Viv Richards:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"You watch (Australian captain) Ricky Ponting from the first ball and he is there. He is making an announcement that he wants to take you on. The way Matthew Hayden played today, <b>these guys are mentally very, very tough</b>.
"Other teams need to learn from their example. It`s very difficult in international cricket to remain mentally tough all the time. It`s a very hard sport."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> link