'Dravid was invested in India becoming the best, not everyone had the same feeling
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'Dravid was invested in India becoming the best, not everyone had the same feeling

Greg Chappell's tenure as head coach of the Indian cricket team is one of the most controversial chapters in Indian cricket. Chappell was appointed the successor of John Wright but ended up having tumultuous two years as coach. Under Chappell, India suffered a first-round exit in the 2007 World Cup following defeats to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The result was received with a lot of backlashes and the former Australia captain was released from his duty. Besides the Chappell-Sourav Ganguly saga, plenty of other things happened behind closed doors, some of which were revealed by former India cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, and others. Tendulkar in his autobiography had revealed how he was shocked when Chappell approached him to become captain of the team a month before the World Cup, Harbhajan termed the former Australia captain as a 'school headmaster' for the way he operated and ran things. Now, years later, Chappell has presented his side of the story, revealing details of what transpired in the Indian dressing room during his stint as coach between 2005 and 2007. Chappell explained how Rahul Dravid, the then-captain of the team, wanted India to strive for the best. Chappell pointed out that he spotted 'resistance' in some players, and that did not work well for the team back in the day.