Greg Chappell believes Indian cricket now invests in talent at the right time and that is why India has become a powerhouse of world cricket. India has made the world take notice after their celebrated Test series win against Australia. Now, Chappell has immensely admired the cricket system in India and rated them the best team in the world. The former Australia cricketer reckons that Indian cricketers now are far superior from a very young age as compared to budding cricketers of Australia.
The Indian side faced a lot of hurdles during the Test series but still were able to defeat Aussies in their backyard. The bench strength of India came to the fore as even inexperienced players looked a class apart when they got their opportunity. The likes of Shubman Gill, T. Natarajan, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur all enhanced their reputation in international cricket.
Greg Chappell-Our cricketers are weekend warriors as compared to India
Greg Chappell believes that the reason for India’s success is the fact the BCCI invests in budding cricketers at the right time which Cricket Australia currently lack. He also suggested that CA much like BCCI should start investing more money in domestic cricket to produce world-class cricketers at a young age.
“Our young cricketers are weekend warriors compared to their Indian compatriots, who get challenging matchplay from the Under-16 age group onwards”, Chappell wrote in a column for Sydney Morning Herald.
“The BCCI is investing millions of dollars in budding Indian cricketers. Cricket Australia, by comparison, spends $44m dollars on the Sheffield Shield. The comparative spending gap isn’t a gulf; it is the size of the Indian Ocean”.
“If Cricket Australia doesn’t realize what it takes to be competitive in Test cricket and our entire cricket administration does not change its attitude on where to invest in talent, we will be also-rans in no time”, the former Australian cricketer added.
Meanwhile, Chappell continued his applause for team India and declared that the world should get ready to see more such memorable performances from them. He then claimed that India is not only the best team but is also capable of producing the best five cricket teams in world cricket.
“For those of you who were surprised that India could deal with all that was thrown at them in this series, and could hold their nerve and win in such courageous fashion, I say: you better get used to it. Don’t worry about India becoming the best team – they are already capable of producing the best five teams in world cricket”, Chappell said.
