Sanjay Manjrekar narrated an inside story from Indian cricket as to how former India coach Greg Chappell had given VVS Laxman a piece of his mind during India's tour of Zimbabwe in 2005. "While a Test match was underway in Harare in Zimbabwe, Greg Chappell went for a practice session with a few substitute players. Also Read | 'It was a tough call': Shreevats Goswami reveals how Sunrisers Hyderabad players reacted to David Warner captaincy snub"When he went inside, Greg Chappell saw that VVS Laxman was drinking coffee. Substitution is something that normally happens a lot in Indian cricket, and other teams do it as well, " Manjrekar explained. "However, Greg Chappell found it unacceptable.
Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2021 05:08 UTC