March 28, 2007, 12:26 PM
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Now, Chappel was not happy about the yeam selection and wanted more youngsters.
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India coach Greg Chappell's month-old SMS to a journalist expressing his dissatisfaction over the World Cup team has created a furore, days ahead of a meeting at which the squad's cup disaster will be discussed.
Sharad Pawar, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has called a working committee meeting in Mumbai April 6 and 7 to discuss India's shock first-round exit from the World Cup in the West Indies.
The team is yet to return from the West Indies.
In the text message sent to Rajan Bala on Feb 17, essentially praising an article written by the veteran cricket writer, Chappell wrote that he wanted more youngsters in the 15-member team but senior players had resisted his demand.
'Even in the last (World Cup) selection meeting, I fought for the youth. Senior players fought against it,' Bala read out the message from his mobile phone in front of several television channels.
The message was sent five days after the squad was picked for the World Cup.
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