Chappell not to be sacked-Pawar

[King Tendulkar]

NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Coach Greg Chappell may have drawn much flak for the Indian cricket team's dismal showings of late, but the BCCI on Friday made it clear that there was no question of replacing him at this stage. "There is no question of sacking him. Till the contract is there, there is no need to interfere in it," BCCI President Sharad Pawar said. "It is true that their performance was not up to the mark and there is tremendous scope to improve... But one should not forget that it is the same team, the same captain and the same coach which had given extremely good results in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies," Pawar added. The Indian team's humiliating 157-run defeat in the Durban One-dayer against South Africa has evoked strong criticism from cricket fans and Parliamentarians, many of whom demanded the sacking of Chappell.