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| Ex-India coach Chappell 'unwell' | Ex-India coach Chappell 'unwell' |
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| The outgoing Indian cricket coach, Greg Chappell, has undergone a series of medical checks at a Mumbai hospital. | |
| Chappell went for tests at the Bombay Hospital after feeling unwell on Friday while preparing to fly out of India. | |
| He delayed his departure and went to hospital on Saturday, 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. | 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 after meeting India's cricket administrators to discuss the team's poor showing in the World Cup. | |
| Various reports described him as suffering either dehydration, an anxiety attack, or simply feeling unwell. | Various reports described him as suffering either dehydration, an anxiety attack, or simply feeling unwell. |
| He was brought to the hospital and has been receiving a checkup... There is presently no cause for concern Bombay Hospital spokesman Chappell visited the Bombay Hospital with his wife, Judy, on Saturday, for a "routine executive check-up", said Bombay Hospital spokesperson Ashish Tishwari. | |
| He underwent tests on his kidneys, liver and blood, the hospital said. | |
| "There is presently no cause for concern." | |
| Doctors would examine the results before deciding whether Chappell would be allowed to fly out of Mumbai, he added. | |
| New plans | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | "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." | "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." |