Cha-(hel)-ppe-(ha)-l

Well, the title refers to a Hindi word meaning commotion. And thats what seems to be the state of Indian cricket journalism, post Chappel selection. There is too much being written about him and his methods, even before a single match has been played under him. He has been regularly touted as The Professor (there goes your invention, Deano!) who has come in and now will teach all cricketers out of form/luck/attitude/technique/health/prime/etc, correct methods to acquiring cricketing excellence in four simple steps. This is completely mindless. And mindless aftermath it would be when India again loses despite having a master tutor like Chappel riding with them. As for Chappel himself, I don't think he has been handling media well himself. He is certainly not helping matters by touting Sehwag as the future captain and branding Sachin as past his prime. Though, he is fully entitiled to his views, he must learn to keep them to himself and work with the players concerned through individual player interactions. I don't think he has yet come to terms with the fact that he is working with a very Indian setup. He has to work with in the setup first and not try to revamp it in a single day. He has to understand that in India, the line between being a King and a pauper could be as thin as a single stroke. The sooner he understands that, the sooner he would be able to take Indian Cricket in the Wright direction.

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