Ex-India coach Chappell 'unwell'
The outgoing coach of India's cricket team, Greg Chappell, has been taken to a Mumbai hospital, reports say.
Indian reports said Chappell was taken for tests after becoming unwell shortly before he was due to leave the country.
He delayed his departure and went to the Bombay Hospital for tests, but was not said to be seriously ill.
Chappell, a former Australian Test captain, stepped down as India's coach after the team was knocked out of the cricket World Cup in the first round.
According to Indian news reports, he became unwell on Friday and delayed his planned departure to Singapore by one day.
Various reports described him as suffering either dehydration, an anxiety attack, or simply feeling unwell.
Chappell visited the Bombay Hospital with his wife, Judy, on Saturday, for a "routine executive check-up", said Bombay Hospital spokesperson Ashish Tishwari.
"He came to the hospital at 1100 (0630 GMT) and the tests will run for another four hours. He has no specific complaints."
New plans
As he prepared to leave India, Chappell urged cricket administrators to adopt a 10-year plan to improve their cricket following the team's first round exit from the Cricket World Cup.
On Friday he met Indian cricket chiefs to discuss the team's performance and future prospects.
"Any half measures or cosmetic changes at this stage would be like putting Band-Aid on cancer. If you want to be like Australia, you can't run your cricket like Zimbabwe," the Times of India quoted him as saying.
"As a coach, it was easily one of the most challenging assignments one could ever hope to have. I have loved every moment of it, planning, strategising, analysing... before every tour or series.
"I came here to do a job that I have done to the best of my ability. I do not have any vested interests in Indian cricket. I have briefed the Indian board about the issues facing Indian cricket."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6534469.stm
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The outgoing coach of India's cricket team, Greg Chappell, has been taken to a Mumbai hospital, reports say.
Indian reports said Chappell was taken for tests after becoming unwell shortly before he was due to leave the country.
He delayed his departure and went to the Bombay Hospital for tests, but was not said to be seriously ill.
Chappell, a former Australian Test captain, stepped down as India's coach after the team was knocked out of the cricket World Cup in the first round.
According to Indian news reports, he became unwell on Friday and delayed his planned departure to Singapore by one day.
Various reports described him as suffering either dehydration, an anxiety attack, or simply feeling unwell.
Chappell visited the Bombay Hospital with his wife, Judy, on Saturday, for a "routine executive check-up", said Bombay Hospital spokesperson Ashish Tishwari.
"He came to the hospital at 1100 (0630 GMT) and the tests will run for another four hours. He has no specific complaints."
New plans
As he prepared to leave India, Chappell urged cricket administrators to adopt a 10-year plan to improve their cricket following the team's first round exit from the Cricket World Cup.
On Friday he met Indian cricket chiefs to discuss the team's performance and future prospects.
"Any half measures or cosmetic changes at this stage would be like putting Band-Aid on cancer. If you want to be like Australia, you can't run your cricket like Zimbabwe," the Times of India quoted him as saying.
"As a coach, it was easily one of the most challenging assignments one could ever hope to have. I have loved every moment of it, planning, strategising, analysing... before every tour or series.
"I came here to do a job that I have done to the best of my ability. I do not have any vested interests in Indian cricket. I have briefed the Indian board about the issues facing Indian cricket."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6534469.stm
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