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Old 27-09-2005, 01:26 PM
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Ganguly and Chappell to stay, asked to develop 'professional relationship'

What you'd expect really...As if they're going to get rid of Chappell.

Cricinfo had a blow by blow coverage, as roving reporter Anand Vasu puts it, it's pretty funny when you put it in context; here we are over a row between a cricket captain and coach, being given the buildup of the Al Capone case, made famous in The Untouchables. Here is an excerpt of the final decision:

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5.25pm - Committee's decision - Captain and coach to stay
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Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell will stay as captain and coach of the Indian team. The review committee heard Chappell and Ganguly, and asked them to forge a working relationship. It also cleared Ganguly of the charges levelled against him by Chappell, blaming it on "some miscommunication". Further, it issued a blanket ban on the coach or any player appoaching the media on this issue, and warned that anyone violating this code would be dealt with severely.
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