A sensational article on Hindustan times.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/htcricket/14_17090511.htmHere is my take on it: -
If what Pradeep Magazine reports is true, Greg Chappell has massively overstepped all limits. He cannot talk in that manner to the captain of the team. In cricket (unless basketball or any other American sport) the captain has a huge roll to play, as he is making all the key decisions on the field of play. A coach who throws such an important relationship into disarray with such a cavalier remark doesn't fit the description of a cricket coach. Chappell's ego was always going to be a problem. This is not the end, but just the beginning of the problems Chappell is going to cause in Indian cricket. He is bound to have run-ins with Laxman (as he already seems to have), Tendulkar, Kumble, perhaps even Dravid. The macho talk of "either its him or me" from Chappell is simply disgusting. It suggests that he got a big upfront payment and isn't particularly bothered about the need to build a long-term relationship with team members and seek to build on the strengths of the team.
The Pradeep Magazine article of course was a classic story "planted" by coach Chappell. This is the sort of thing that is utterly disgraceful, and a huge escalation of what was a very small episode when Ganguly replied in the affirmative to repeated, pointed questions from Harsha Bhogle.