Greg Chappell has been chosen as the new chief coach of the Australian cricket's Centre of Excellence. In the recent cricket controversies some believe that Greg Chappell might ruin the Australian Cricket too after what he did to Indian Cricket.

Greg Chappell has been chosen as the new chief coach of the Australian cricket's Centre of Excellence. His responsibility as a head coach is to supervise the growth of young Australian players.  He will take over Tim Nielsen, now the former coach of the Australian national team.

The former Australian captain signed a three-year deal to serve as the coach of Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence (COE). In the recent cricket controversies, some believe that Greg Chappell might ruin the Australian Cricket too after what he did to Indian Cricket. It is believed that he could have had handled the Indian media as well as the Indian players better. Cricket360 provides more insight to this international cricket news.

Chappell’s tenure as the Indian coach certainly made a dent in his international cricketing career.  However, Greg Chappell has learnt from his past experiences and looks forward to his new role as a head coach of the COE. He is one of the cricketing greats, who has huge experience under his belt both as a captain as well as a coach. With his coaching experiences in India, he certainly has a lot more on offer for budding Australian talents. According to Cricket360’s reports, Chappell said ‘I am looking forward to the challenge this position will offer in what is an exciting time, not just for Australian cricket but world cricket as a whole’.

He also said “I believe I have a lot to offer the younger players, especially in the mental area of the game from both a personal and coaching point of view and have a lot of knowledge when it comes to individual and team preparations for cricketing tours. “Through my experience not only as a player and captain but also as a selector, in administration, the media and my time in India, I hope to pass on some of my learning as we strive for excellence in Australian cricket.

Chappell was one of the most successful cricket players that Australia produced. He scored 7,110 runs with an average of 53.86 in 87 tests. Not just that, he captained the national team 48 times.  He also performed well in domestic cricket. He has been a top class player, not to mention a high quality coach. His huge experience in international cricket will certainly add value to his new job as the head coach of COE. Cricket360 has to be your ultimate choice when it comes to latest international cricket controversies, live cricket and plenty more. Find out a whole lot of other cricket news on Cricket360.

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