Former Indian coach Greg Chappell has admitted he was scared after the team's loss to Bangladesh that sent them out of the World Cup in the very first round last month in the Caribbean.
However, he said he loved Indian cricket despite fearing for his security, according to Times Now, which quoted an Australian newspaper report of Friday.
Chappell said he was worried about his security after Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer's death too. "I feared my security after Woolmer's murder", Chappell was quoted as saying.
According to the newspaper, Chappell said he would reveal his future plans in the next three weeks.
Chappell, who remained the coach of the Indian team for 22 months, quit after the team's World Cup debacle. He had reportedly questioned the attitude of senior players in the team earlier, which led to cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar coming out with emotional outbursts in the media.
There were reports of the Indian cricket board making efforts to have him continue as the coach. Chappell had cited "family and personal" reasons to decline the extension of his two-year tenure as India's coach.
Earlier this month, Greg's elder brother Ian Chappell was quoted as saying that Woolmer's murder may have hastened Greg Chappell's decision to quit as India's coach. "If there was any chance of Greg continuing as coach of India, it probably disappeared when Bob Woolmer was murdered during the World Cup," Ian had said.
However, he said he loved Indian cricket despite fearing for his security, according to Times Now, which quoted an Australian newspaper report of Friday.
Chappell said he was worried about his security after Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer's death too. "I feared my security after Woolmer's murder", Chappell was quoted as saying.
According to the newspaper, Chappell said he would reveal his future plans in the next three weeks.
Chappell, who remained the coach of the Indian team for 22 months, quit after the team's World Cup debacle. He had reportedly questioned the attitude of senior players in the team earlier, which led to cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar coming out with emotional outbursts in the media.
There were reports of the Indian cricket board making efforts to have him continue as the coach. Chappell had cited "family and personal" reasons to decline the extension of his two-year tenure as India's coach.
Earlier this month, Greg's elder brother Ian Chappell was quoted as saying that Woolmer's murder may have hastened Greg Chappell's decision to quit as India's coach. "If there was any chance of Greg continuing as coach of India, it probably disappeared when Bob Woolmer was murdered during the World Cup," Ian had said.
