Chappell’s legion of fans will miss his commentary style—blunt, incisive and clear about which direction he wants the game to move in.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, a powerful and rare forthright voice in cricket, has ended a four-decade career as a television commentator. The 78-year-old, who led Australia as captain from 1971 to 1975, told the Sydney Morning Herald that he decided to retire from commentary after giving it serious thought.
“I remember the day when I knew I’d had enough of playing cricket. I looked at the clock and it was five past 11 on a day of play and I thought, ‘s**t, if you’re clock-watching at that time, I have to go’. So when it comes to commentary, I’ve been thinking about it. I had a minor stroke a few years back and I got off lucky. But it just makes everything harder. And I just thought with all the travel and, you know, walking upstairs and things like that, it’s all just going to get harder,” Chappell was quoted as saying.
Chappell’s legion of fans will miss his commentary style—blunt, incisive and clear about which direction he wants the game to move in. Not for him describing the game like many others, which is also seen as an escape from having to take a firm stand on issues and offend any player or institution
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