Pray, Jaipur does not haunt us like Nagpur
In the Hindustan Times , Pradeep Magazine compares the build-up to Australia's tour - especially the facilities provided to then by the Rajasthan Cricket Academy - to the green top they received in Nagpur in the 2004 series.
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
In the Hindustan Times, Pradeep Magazine compares the build-up to Australia's tour - especially the facilities provided to then by the Rajasthan Cricket Academy - to the green top they received in Nagpur in the 2004 series.
The important question that needs to be raised is, did Chappell get wickets prepared at the Academy on specifications from the Australians? As the head (or chief consultant) of the cricket academy in Rajasthan, he had an advantage of being in a position where he could get things done - which were otherwise not possible. Here, he was performing dual roles in conflict with each other. As a consultant of the Australian team, he has to serve their interests but as the RCA academy chief, he, in many ways, is answerable to Indian cricket interests as well. Or am I wrong here?
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo