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‘I can be a fool once, not twice’: Sourav Ganguly rejected Greg Chappell’s Imran Khan appeal, was approached in 2011 too

‘I can be a fool once, not twice’: Sourav Ganguly rejected Greg Chappell’s Imran Khan appeal, was approached in 2011 too

Most old wounds heal with time, but in Sourav Ganguly’s case, it seems the Greg Chappell chapter will always remain one of the most bitter experiences of his life. How else do you explain that, even 20 years after the Chappell Ganguly saga unfolded, the former India captain refuses to forgive the Australian for what transpired during those 12 tumultuous months in 2005-06? Chappell barely seems to exist for Ganguly. In fact, Ganguly revealed that when the former Australia coach reached out to him in February, seeking his support for a petition urging medical care for the jailed Imran Khan, the former BCCI chief did not reply. Sourav Ganbuly and Greg Chappell in the mid 2000s (AFP) “Yes, but I don’t answer him,” Ganguly told senior sports journalist Gautam Bhattacharya on the AddaGBPodcast when asked if he too received Chappell’s interest in signing the petition. “I don’t answer people who are not honest. You may have opinions. You may feel that someone is not a good player or an average player, but I don’t like …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi humiliating great bowlers exposes cricket’s systemic ills: Greg Chappell

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi humiliating great bowlers exposes cricket’s systemic ills: Greg Chappell

4 min readJun 8, 2026 09:02 PM IST While there is reason to celebrate the sheer brilliance of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, one must also look at how the teenager’s effortless evisceration of some of the most accomplished bowlers exposes a worrying direction that cricket is headed towards, according to former Australia captain Greg Chappell. Chappell, considered one of the greatest batters of all time and India’s head coach from 2005 to 2007, said that Sooryavanshi’s success shows that “the modern environment has been engineered to make bowling extinct”. Chappell admitted that he is mightily impressed with Sooryavanshi, comparing the teenager to some of the greats of the game. “In his elegant downswing and flawless balance, there are distinct echoes of the great Graeme Pollock and the incomparable Sir Garfield Sobers. When he slashes across the line or lofts over extra cover, one glimpses the ferocious, instinctive genius of Brian Lara, combined with the devastating, ball-one intent of Adam Gilchrist,” said Chappell in his column for ESPNCricinfo. “It is a classic, pure method being deployed with contemporary …

‘Sooryavanshi’s clean, uninhibited bat swing possesses organic symmetry’: Greg Chappell in awe of the 15-year-old star

‘Sooryavanshi’s clean, uninhibited bat swing possesses organic symmetry’: Greg Chappell in awe of the 15-year-old star

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has found a new admirer in former Australia batsman Greg Chappell. Chappell, who also coached India in the noughties, is a well-respected batting expert, and his praising Sooryavanshi is no ordinary thing. It lends a lot of weight to what former Indian players like Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar have already said about the teenage star. Greg Chappell is an expert in batting matters. (Getty Images) Describing Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary talent, Chappell, in his column for ESPNcricinfo, wrote: “When studying Sooryavanshi in full flight, one is immediately struck by a technical purity that elevates his work above the crude, muscle-bound power-hitting of the modern era. His clean, uninhibited bat swing possesses an organic symmetry that evokes cricket’s finest aestheticians. “In his elegant downswing and flawless balance, there are distinct echoes of the great Graeme Pollock and the incomparable Sir Garfield Sobers. When he slashes across the line or lofts over extra cover, one glimpses the ferocious, instinctive genius of Brian Lara, combined with the devastating, ball-one intent of Adam Gilchrist. It is …

Why Greg Chappell got cricket legends together to demand humane treatment of jailed Imran Khan

Why Greg Chappell got cricket legends together to demand humane treatment of jailed Imran Khan

3 min readFeb 23, 2026 08:10 PM IST ‘A one-off voice is often a drop in the ocean, destined to disappear overnight without leaving a ripple.’ This is the reasoning put forth by Greg Chappell for getting together 13 other international cricket captains to write for better facilities for incarcerated former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan. ‘When the news reached me of the dire circumstances surrounding my old friend and rival Imran Khan, I realised that a single lamp in the wilderness would not suffice. To pierce the gathering gloom surrounding one of cricket’s greatest luminaries, I knew I had to assemble a chorus of voices, a collective of captains whose shared history could not be ignored amid the winds of political indifference,’ Chappell, a former Australia captain, wrote in ESPNCricinfo. Imran, a former Pakistan prime minister, has been imprisoned since 2023 on 186 legal cases. It had been alleged that his family was not allowed to meet him and there wasn’t proper access to medical or legal facilities. The premier all-rounder of yesteryear is said …

New South Wales, Sydney Sixers To Part Ways With Coach Greg Shipperd

New South Wales, Sydney Sixers To Part Ways With Coach Greg Shipperd

The New South Wales and Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Sydney Sixers has decided to part ways with coach Greg Shipperd despite a year left out on his contract. Notably, Greg Shipperd was re-signed in his role in November 2025. He was signed on a two-year deal in both roles until the end of the 2026-27 season. Sydney Sixers who etched their name in BBL winners’s list three times played in the BBL 2025-26 finals under Greg Shipperd’s mentor and New South Wales was within reach of making Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup finals with four and three rounds remaining, respectively. Making the announcement official, New South Wales chief executive Lee Germon took centre stage and talked about how hard of a decision it was to let Shipperd go. “I believe that Greg and his coaching team have done a really good job of stabilising our side after a couple of difficult seasons and bringing in some good systems and processes, and now, in my view, was a time for us to go up another …

Greg Biffle posted about 2026 plans, wife Cristina and ‘life’ before Cessna plane crash; ‘heartbreaking’

Greg Biffle posted about 2026 plans, wife Cristina and ‘life’ before Cessna plane crash; ‘heartbreaking’

Updated on: Dec 19, 2025 02:45 am IST An Instagram post from days before Greg Biffle’s death has resurfaced, showing him gifting a fan a Corvette and cash during his annual “Biffmas” giveaway. An Instagram post by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, posted days before his death, has resurfaced after the 55-year-old was killed with his family of three in a plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina Wednesday. Greg Biffle, former NASCAR driver, died along with his family in a plane crash on Wednesday.(Greg Biffle on Instagram) The Instagram post shows Greg Biffle calling up a fan for ‘Biffmas’ – the former NASCAR driver’s annual Christmas giveaway, where he gifts a fan on social media. In Sunday’s video, Biffle can be seen giving the fan a Corvette sports car along with a cash gift of $1,200. “Thanks so much for sharing the videos this Biffmas can’t wait for next year,” he wrote in the caption. This story is being updated. Stay updated with US News covering politics, crime, weather, local events, and sports highlights. Get …

Is Greg Biffle OK? Latest on Statesville Cessna C550 plane crash; prayers for NASCAR star

Is Greg Biffle OK? Latest on Statesville Cessna C550 plane crash; prayers for NASCAR star

Updated on: Dec 18, 2025 11:24 pm IST A Cessna C550 plane, linked to NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, crashed at Statesville Regional Airport, in Iredell County, at around 10:15 AM local time on Thursday A Cessna C550 plane, linked to NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, crashed at Statesville Regional Airport, in Iredell County, at around 10:15 AM local time on Thursday. The sheriff confirmed that the accident resulted in multiple deaths. It was not immediately known exactly how many people were aboard the plane, or whether there were any survivors. A plane linked to NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed on Thursday(Instagram) WWAY News cited public records to report that the Cessna C550 business jet is owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. We do not know if Biffle was on the plane at the time of the crash. Flight-tracking data indicates the jet was en route to Sarasota, Florida. Read More: Melania Trump’s film trailer out, movie on US first lady set for January 2026 global release Now, several of Biffle’s followers are wondering if he is …

England is suffering from ‘Psychological phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger effect,’ says Greg Chappell and calls Bazball a dubbed reckless approach | Cricket News

England is suffering from ‘Psychological phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger effect,’ says Greg Chappell and calls Bazball a dubbed reckless approach | Cricket News

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a phenomenon where people with lower abilities in a particular area tend to overestimate their skills, and those with higher abilities underestimate themselves. Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has said the current iteration of the England team, with their Bazball approach, is going through the same. “Their catastrophic failure, an echo of past collapses, can be neatly framed by the psychological phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger effect,” Chappell wrote in his The Sydney Morning Herald column. Unlike the previous English sides which have come to Down Under and taken a pasting (since 2010/11, which is when they last won a series), there was cautious optimism among fans that the side would compete better; however, after two Tests, Ben Stokes’ side is 2-0 down. “In the context of English cricket’s game plan – the aggressive, often reckless approach dubbed ‘Bazball’ – the effect manifests as an overly positive spin on achievements and an unwillingness to accept that a method successful on flat English pitches and small grounds is fundamentally unsuited to the …

How Aussie openers Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett scared the world in the event of Joe Root not scoring a 100

How Aussie openers Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett scared the world in the event of Joe Root not scoring a 100

While giant mountain Matthew Hayden thanked Joe Root for saving everyone the embarrassment of watching him go naked at MCG, at the root of the claim was a disagreement with fellow firmer opener Greg Blewett. After Root’s century, Hayden told TNT Sports, ‘I’m a very, very happy man, I must say. There are two people in my life who will be very happy and that is my wife and my daughter, because there is no way they want to see that happening. It was a magnificent day. Joe Root was class. The chances are you were going to buy Blue Chip shares in Joe Root.” He gushed further, “Today he looked great. He just found a way to keep the ball really close under his eyes and just found the scoring options that are needed. On a good wicket as well,” adding Australia were on the backfoot and deserved scorn for dropping he spinner (Nathan Lyon) and their tardy over rates. He also told Sky Cricket, “Most former cricketers will tell you that away runs …

‘The brutal truth is that bowling seriously fast means living permanently on the edge of…’: Greg Chappell on pacers like Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood’s injuries | Cricket News

‘The brutal truth is that bowling seriously fast means living permanently on the edge of…’: Greg Chappell on pacers like Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood’s injuries | Cricket News

With Pat Cummins still not certain for the second Ashes Test at Brisbane and Josh Hazelwood too being sidelined for the initial part of the Ashes due to a hamstring injury, this year’s Ashes series between Australia and England began without the two premier pace bowlers. With Steve Smith acting as a captain in the absence of Cummins, who was recovering from a bone strep injury in his lower back, in the first Test at Perth, Australian selectors are waiting to take a call about Cummins’ return for the second Test by Wednesday afternoon. Former Australian captain Greg Chappell has given his take on fast bowlers suffering repeated injuries. “A couple of weeks ago, as Australia began the Ashes without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood- two of the finest fast bowlers of their generation – the old conversation resurfaced: why do fast bowlers break down so often, and what, if anything, can be done about it?The brutal truth is that bowling seriously fast means living permanently on the edge of what the skeleton, soft tissue, …