Greg Chappell resigns as India’s coach
According to Sources,
Greg Chappell has resigned as India's cricket coach following the team's first round exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, sources told AFP on Wednesday. Chappell, 58, sent an e-mail to Indian cricket board president Sharad Pawar, saying he did not wish to renew his contract as coach for "family and personal reasons," the sources said.
The former Australian captain has served as coach since June 2005 and his two-year contract was due to end on May 31.
His resignation comes two days before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) meets in Mumbai on Friday and Saturday to take stock of the World Cup debacle.
Chappell will, however, attend the meeting to present his report on the team's dismal performance, the sources added.
India lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to be knocked out in the preliminary stage of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the Caribbean.
Greg Chappell has resigned as India's cricket coach following the team's first round exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, sources told AFP on Wednesday. Chappell, 58, sent an e-mail to Indian cricket board president Sharad Pawar, saying he did not wish to renew his contract as coach for "family and personal reasons," the sources said.
The former Australian captain has served as coach since June 2005 and his two-year contract was due to end on May 31.
His resignation comes two days before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) meets in Mumbai on Friday and Saturday to take stock of the World Cup debacle.
Chappell will, however, attend the meeting to present his report on the team's dismal performance, the sources added.
India lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to be knocked out in the preliminary stage of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the Caribbean.
