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The Chappell–Ganguly controversy (Indian captain vs. coach) was caused by a series of events in late 2005 and early 2006 which involved highly publicised infighting in the Indian cricket team between the then newly appointed coach Greg Chappell and captain Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly [1] [2] (/ s ʃ uː r ə v ɡ ɛ n ɡ uː l j / ⓘ; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer.
Team captain Sourav Ganguly was also cited for failing to control his team's behaviour. In addition to forfeiture of a certain percentage of their match fees, the following suspensions were handed to the Indian players: Sachin Tendulkar: suspended ban for one Test Match due to not informing the umpire before cleaning the ball.
There was controversy surrounding the omission of Indian captain Sourav Ganguly from the Asian side, leading to Ganguly criticising the selection panel and process; although there were reports that the selection panel decided unanimously against including Ganguly, and that any suggestion that he should have been included would have led to Majid ...
They were angry over Greg Chappell's decision to exclude Saurav Ganguly leading to [4] Chappell–Ganguly controversy. Later Greg allegedly showed midfinger to the crowd. Later Greg allegedly showed midfinger to the crowd.
Sourav Ganguly (51) given out by Mark Benson – While the TV evidence was inconclusive as to the correctness of the decision, the manner in which it was delivered has generated controversy. Sourav Ganguly edged the ball to Michael Clarke at slip who was engulfed by his teammates in celebration of an apparent catch.
Sunil Bhatia, a bookie arrested by Delhi Police, said that he was involved in fixing in Indian Cricket League and Bangladesh Premier League besides the IPL leading to speculations that the entire fixing scandal runs even deeper.
Mutare Sports Club was the scene of a key incident in Indian cricket's Chappell–Ganguly controversy, when during a warm-up match at the ground on India's 2005 tour of Zimbabwe, India's coach Greg Chappell suggested that India would be better served if captain Sourav Ganguly stood down as captain to focus on getting his batting organised and ...