DON’T MAKE ME A SCAPEGOAT ---- SAYS “GREG CHAPPEL
IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF CRICKET LOVERS OF INDIA NOSEDIVED. THE MOOD IS SWINGING DOWNWARDS . NOBODY IN INDIA WOULD LIKE AT PRESENT TO ASSOCIATE HIMSELF OR HERSELF WITH INDIAN CRICKET IN PARTICULAR AND THE WORLD CRICKET IN GENERAL. THE CRICKET CRAZY NATION IS SAD AND THE ATMOSPHERE IS GLOOMY.
HOWEVER, THE BCCI AND ITS POLITICAL BOSSES ARE LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED TO SPOT THE SCAPE GOAT OF THIS DEBACLE AND NAIL HIM.
NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING. YES THE BCCI HAVE ZEROED IN AT GREG CHAPPEL, WHO WAS APPOINTED IN 2005 TO BUILD A TEAM TO GET THE WORLD CUP TO INDIA.
VIZAG BABS, EDITOR OF THE LARGEST CIRCULATED MAGAZINE “SEX, LIES AND VIDEOS OF LIFE” HAS A CONVERSATION WITH 
GREG CHAPPEL. GIVEN BELOW ARE THE EXCERPTS OF THE INTERVIEW :
Q.ONWEBSITE : HOW DO YOU DO MR. GREG CHAPPEL?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : I AM FINE, THANKYOU.
Q.ONWEBSITE : WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, ÄRE YOU THE REASON FOR THE EARLY EXIT OF INDIA FROM WORLD CUP 2007?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : DEFINITELY NOT.
Q.ONWEBSITE : HOWEVER, BCCI FEELS YOU ARE THE REASON.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : BCCI HAS FIND A SCAPEGOAT AND SUBMIT IN THEIR REPORT, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL TARGET ME.
Q.ONWEBSITE : AND YOU BELIEVE, YOU ARE NOT?
A.GREG CHAPPEL: I BELIEVE, IAM NOT AND I AM TELLING THIS WITH SUBSTANCIAL EVIDENCE JUSTIFYING MY STATEMENT.
Q.ONWEBSITE: CAN YOU DISCUSS ABOUT THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SUBMIT TO BCCI ?
A.GREG CHAPPEL: I CANNOT DISCUSS WITH YOU. HOWEVER IF THE BCCI DOES NOT BUY MY REPORT THEN I WILL OPEN THIS IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA.
Q.ONWEBSITE : IN SUCH A CASE YOUR POST OF COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM MIGHT BE IN JEOPARDY.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : I CANT HELP. NOTHING IS IN MY HANDS.
Q.ONWEBSITE : ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE COOPERATION OF BCCI IN THESE TWO YEARS OF YOUR TENURE.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : NOT COMPLETELY.
Q.ONWEBSITE : CAN YOU ELABORATE ? 
A.GREG CHAPPEL : WHEN I WAS APPOINTED THE COACH, I WANTED TO BUILD A GOOD TEAM WITH A BLEND OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE. THE BCCI TOTALLY AGREED WITH ME. HOWEVER, WHEN THINGS STARTED MOVING, THEY WERE NOT UPTO THE MARK.
Q.ONWEBSITE : YOU SHOULD HAVE SORTED OUT THE MATTER WITH BCCI.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : BUT THERE SHOULD BE A SORT OF OFFICIAL IN BCCI TO SORT OUT THE ISSUE. HERE I HAVE TO SORT WITH EVERY SORT OF PERSON. THERE IS CONFUSION AND CHAOS..
Q.ONWEBSITE : DON’T YOU THINK, NOW YOUR FATE AS INDIAN CRICKET COACH LIES IN HANDS OF BCCI ?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY STAY AS COACH, THE FATE OF INDIAN CRICKET IS IN A VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION.
Q.ONWEBSITE: DO YOU THINK NOW INDIAN CRICKET TEAM SHOULD REQUIRE A NEW COACH AS YOUR TERM ENDS? 
A.GREG CHAPPEL : INDIAN TEAM DOES NOT REQUIRE A COACH. ANY OFFICIAL OF BCCI CAN COACH THE INDIAN TEAM.
Q.ONWEBSITE: YOUR ANSWER HAS A SARCASTIC TONE.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : DEFINITELY. WHEN BCCI DOES NOT LISTEN TO ANY PROFESSIONAL COACH AND DECIDES WHO HAS TO BE SELECTED IN THE PLAYING ELEVEN, THE WHAT IS LEFT FOR THE COACH TO ACT.
Q.ONWEBSITE : NOW LET US COME AND DISCUSS THE FIRST MATCH BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH. 
A.GREG CHAPPEL: THERE IS NOTHING TO DISCUSS ABOUT THE MATCH . THE BANGLADESH TEAM PLAYED LIKE WORLD CLASS TEAM AND THE INDIAN SIDE PLAYED LIKE A GULLY CRICKET TEAM.
Q.ONWEBSITE : BUT INDIA SCORED HIGHEST NUMBER OF RUNS IN WORLD CUP HISTORY AGAINST BERMUDA.WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT IT?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : BERMUDA STANDARD OF CRICKET IS LESS THAN LOCAL CLUB CRICKET TEAM. EVEN PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND BLIND TEAM CAN PLAY AND BEAT BERMUDA.
Q.ONWEBSITE : WHAT SHOULD THE INDIAN TEAM DO NOW ?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : FIRST SACHIN TENDULKAR SHOULD ANNOUNCE HIS RETIREMENT FROM CRICKET OR ELSE THE WAY HE IS GETTING OUT FOR DUCK, I WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF SACHIN 
CREATES A DUCK OUT RECORD.
Q.ONWEBSITE: WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT BOWLING SPECIALLY SPIN WHICH IS INDIA’S STRENGTH ?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : WHAT STRENGTH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE SPINNERS OF OPPONENT TEAMS ARE SPINNING THE BALL MORE THAN OUR SPINNERS AND TAKING WICKETS. HOWEVER OUR SPINNERS ARE ROARING TIGERS ON PAPER AND MEOWING CATS ON THE FIELD.
Q.ONWEBSITE : YOU MEAN TO SAY KUMBLE IS NOT A GOOD SPINNER.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : NO, I MEAN TO SAY HARBHAJAN’S BOWLING. 
AT LEAST HE WOULD DONE SOME BHANGRA, MAY BE HE WOULD GOT WICKETS.
Q.ONWEBSITE: WHAT ABOUT OTHER PLAYERS?
A.GREG CHAPPEL: IMMEDIATE HAIR CUT IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR M S DHONI, 
AND HE BETTER OPEN HAIR CUTTING SALOON THAN PLAYING CRICKET.
Q.ONWEBSITE : NOW YOU HAVE GIVEN SUCH A FRANK INTERVIEW. DO YOU THINK BCCI WILL ASK YOU TO CONTINUE AS COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM.
A.GREG CHAPPEL : WHETHER BCCI ASKS ME TO CONTINUE OR NOT I HAVE TAKEN A DECISION TO DISCONTINUE COACHING TO INDIAN CRICKET TEAM. BECAUSE NOW I AM SCARED 
AFTER SEEING THE WOOLMER TRAGEDY.
Q.ONWEBSITE: ANY SUGGESTIONS TO THE BCCI AND INDIAN CRICKET ?
A.GREG CHAPPEL : YES, OFCOURSE! BUT I WILL BE BRIEF.
Q.ONWEBSITE : YOU CAN BE BRIEF BUT BE SPECIFIC. 
A.GREG CHAPPEL: FIRST, I REQUEST THE SPONSORS TO STP WASTING THEIR MONEY ON INDIAN CRICKET .
SECOND, LET THE MULTINATIONAL STOP MAKING THE INDIAN CRICKETERS 
AS THEIR BRAND AMBASSADORS .
THIRD, I REQUEST THE INDIAN CRICKET FANS
AND CRICKET LOVERS TO PLEASE DON’T EXPECT THAT WITH THESE KIND OF PLAYERS WHO LACK ATTITUDE OF WINNING, TO BRING WORLD CUP TO INDIA EVEN IN THE FUTURE.
FOURTH, LET THE BCCI BE MANAGED BY PROFESSIONALS INSTEAD OF FORMER PLAYERS AND POLITICIANS
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