Greg Chappell's knowledge of India’s players, pitches and conditions would have been invaluable to Ricky Ponting's tactics in the first Test. Ayaz Menon in his column in for Daily News & Analysis feels the ex-India coach may have given the Australians a psychological edge going into the second Test at Mohali and expects more gameplans from him.
This is where Chappell’s knowledge, not only of playing conditions, but also the aggressive demands of the public and the defensive mindset of cricketers and administrators would have been invaluable. The debate over the senior pros has spilled over into mindlessness, and aggravated only by the premature hysteria over Tendulkar’s impending world record.
In the same paper, Dilip Vengsarkar feels that though spinning tracks have helped India overcome England and West Indies in previous home series, the going has been tough when the Australians have come visiting. And this time around it's no different as was evident in Bangalore.
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