Ok there was hardly much of a doubt it was going to happen, but still its coming out in the open now.
Australian media is now widely reporting that Greg Chapell is all set to face the axe once his contract expires after the cricket world cup in 2007
GREG Chappell's turbulent marriage with Indian cricket is set to end in divorce after next year's World Cup.
The knives are again being sharpened for India's coach after his side was pushed over the edge in the Champions Trophy in a poor six-wicket capitulation to Australia.
Failure is not an option in this cricket-obsessed country and there seems little doubt that Chappell, the 58-year-old former Australian captain, is on the way out.
Although both parties will deny it, it is believed Chappell and the powerful Board of Control in India have agreed to part ways after the World Cup next April.
The subcontinent, and particularly India, is in mourning today because it is the first time since the 1975 World Cup that a team from the region has failed to make the semi-finals of a major tournament.
Chappell, whose two-year tenure will expire after the World Cup, has been blamed for all the failings and criticised for promoting younger players.
Game Over for Chappell - alas after worldcup
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