Book Launch
Sachin Tendulkar the icon and Legend of Cricket, most awaited autobiography 'Playing It My Way' is set to release today (November 6). Before the release the autobiography book has created enough stir in the cricketing world.
In his autobiography Sachin has accused former India coach Greg Chappell backing from his teammates Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh.
Sachin has disclosed that Indian coach Chappell has tried offering him the captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
Tendulkar writes, "Just months before the World Cup, Chappell had come to see me at home and, to my dismay, suggested that I should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid. Anjali (Tendulkar's wife), who was sitting with me was equally shocked to hear him say that 'together, we could control Indian cricket for year', and that he would help me in taking over the reins of the side.I was surprised to hear the coach not showing the slightest amount of respect for the captain, with cricket's biggest tournament just months away."
Meanwhile the three cricketers VVS Laxman, Zaheer and Harbhajan supported Tendulkar and stated that they have been the victims of Chappell's tyrannical style of working.
He made his first Test century at the age of 17, at the age of 36 he became the first player to make a one-day double century and in 2012 he scored his 100th international hundred.
Are you as interested as us in finding out all this and more? Then stay on because we will be trying to get those questions answered directly from the book launch in Mumbai. Meanwhile, don't shy away from telling us what you are looking forward to from the book.
"Whilst I don't propose to get into a war of words, I can state quite clearly that during my time as Indian coach I never contemplated Sachin replacing Rahul Dravid as captain," Chappell said in a statement.
"I was therefore very surprised to read the claims made in the book. During those years, I only ever visited Sachin's home once, and that was with our physio and assistant coach during Sachin's rehabilitation from injury, at least 12 months earlier than what was reported in the book," he said.
The batting maestro also disclosed that Chappell had made a "shocking" suggestion to him to take over India's captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
Elaborating on the coach's bid to replace Dravid, Tendulkar writes, "Just months before the World Cup, Chappell had come to see me at home and, to my dismay, suggested that I should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid.
Ganguly backs Sachin's claims:Sourav Ganguly disclosed that Rahul Dravid was aware of what Greg Chappell was up to during his stint as India coach but he "could not control" the Australian.
In his autobiography Sachin has accused former India coach Greg Chappell backing from his teammates Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh.
Sachin has disclosed that Indian coach Chappell has tried offering him the captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
Tendulkar writes, "Just months before the World Cup, Chappell had come to see me at home and, to my dismay, suggested that I should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid. Anjali (Tendulkar's wife), who was sitting with me was equally shocked to hear him say that 'together, we could control Indian cricket for year', and that he would help me in taking over the reins of the side.I was surprised to hear the coach not showing the slightest amount of respect for the captain, with cricket's biggest tournament just months away."
Meanwhile the three cricketers VVS Laxman, Zaheer and Harbhajan supported Tendulkar and stated that they have been the victims of Chappell's tyrannical style of working.
He made his first Test century at the age of 17, at the age of 36 he became the first player to make a one-day double century and in 2012 he scored his 100th international hundred.
Are you as interested as us in finding out all this and more? Then stay on because we will be trying to get those questions answered directly from the book launch in Mumbai. Meanwhile, don't shy away from telling us what you are looking forward to from the book.
"Whilst I don't propose to get into a war of words, I can state quite clearly that during my time as Indian coach I never contemplated Sachin replacing Rahul Dravid as captain," Chappell said in a statement.
"I was therefore very surprised to read the claims made in the book. During those years, I only ever visited Sachin's home once, and that was with our physio and assistant coach during Sachin's rehabilitation from injury, at least 12 months earlier than what was reported in the book," he said.
The batting maestro also disclosed that Chappell had made a "shocking" suggestion to him to take over India's captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
Elaborating on the coach's bid to replace Dravid, Tendulkar writes, "Just months before the World Cup, Chappell had come to see me at home and, to my dismay, suggested that I should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid.
Ganguly backs Sachin's claims:Sourav Ganguly disclosed that Rahul Dravid was aware of what Greg Chappell was up to during his stint as India coach but he "could not control" the Australian.
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