5 great cricketers who struggled in the role of coach

Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell in conversation with Virender Sehwag

Former Australian skipper Greg Chappell is among the greatest batsmen to have played for his country. Along with that, he is also known to be a shrewd captain and led his team to victory in as many as 21 Tests, including 3 Ashes series.

Chappell was appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team in the year 2005 and stayed on till the 2007 World Cup, where India crashed out in the group stage. From the very outset, the Aussie developed a bitter relationship with several players in the team, especially then skipper Sourav Ganguly.

He is considered as a driving force behind Ganguly's prolonged ouster from the Indian scheme of things. Although India's performance was a mixed bag during Greg Chappell's stint, it included a number of lows, the worst being their premature exit from the 2007 ICC World Cup.

This served as a breaking point for the Indian team management's persistence with Chappell and he was sacked as coach. The Aussie great has not been involved in any other coaching role post his Team India stint.