'My first meeting with Ian Chappell'
Updated On: 18 February, 2021 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Ian Chappell has a deep sense of history and although he came to be known as the one who perfected the art of sledging along with his teammates of the 1970s, I later discovered he loved meeting people who he played with.
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Ian Chappell (left) with Clayton Murzello at Baroda on February 16, 1996. Picture/ Suresh Karkera
February 16, 1996.
I was watching the Holland team at nets a day before their first World Cup game - against NZ - in the 1996 Wills World Cup at Baroda. Suddenly, I heard a voice, a voice that I heard many times on television. I looked back and discovered my hero was literally close at hand.
Ian Chappell was at the nets to get his pronunciation right for the Dutch players before going on air the following day. Armed with his pencil and notebook, he was delighted to meet their batsman Nolan Clarke, who had played against him in the Australians vs Barbados game on Australia’s 1972-73 tour of the Caribbean.
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