Passage to the World Cup won't be a cakewalk

The team chosen for Tests against South Africa reflects the diminishment of authority of Greg Chappell and Rahul Dravid in selection, writes Ayaz Memon in Daily News and Analysis.

Meanwhile Pradeep Magazine from the Hindustan Times profiles Greg Chappell, the man who was initially hailed as Indian cricket's messiah but is now slammed.

Also read Bob Simpson's column in Sportstar where he says the Indian selectors and Greg Chappell seem to be trying to change Indian cricket to fit in with their theory of how the game, and in particular one-day cricket, should be played.

Unfortunately these days, many one-day teams are filled up with so-called all-rounders who can do a little of both batting and bowling. But the truth is that they don't have the major criterion for all-rounders — that is to be able to hold their position in the team as either a batsman or a bowler.