Sachin Tendulkar's Revelations In His Autobiography: The Other Side Of The Story
Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan were the first senior colleagues of Tendulkar to come out in his support, and both accused Chappell of creating misunderstanding between players and insecurity among the seniors. What they said is not new as they had said the same things when they came out to back Ganguly in his fight with Chappell.
Chappell might be tempted to ask for how many years did the seniors, barring Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman, play for India after he left and what happened to the team in the latter stages of their careers.
Chappell came to India with a clear vision without realising that he was entering a snake pit, and his revolutionary ideas will have no takers. It was he who kept spreading the word that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Kartik are captaincy materials to create unease among the seniors. It was public knowledge that he was trying to force V.V.S. Laxman to open the innings and even saying that Laxman's days as Test cricketer were numbered.
What some of these senior players did not say is the kind of games they themselves played in getting Laxman out of the 2003 World Cup squad and how he was forced to bat with the tail. At least two of his captains treated him shabbily; in the second instance he chose to quit.
Be that as it may, Tendulkar's credentials as a player cannot be questioned. When he decides to tell his story, it cannot be only on what happened out in the middle, he is bound to discuss what transpired behind the impregnable iron curtain the board has created.
Most of his Indian fans will take his word as Gospel, and they will not accept Chappell's denial. For them, the God will not lie!
Be it Tendulkar, Kevin Pietersen or any cricketer of some standing - when he writes his autobiography, the publisher will always look for stuff that will grip readers to finish it in one go. He wouldn't like it to be like the diary of a Sarvodaya missionary.
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