‘Playing it my way’ - master blaster Sachin Tendulkar reveals some dark secrets of Indian cricket

Sachin Tendulkar, the master blaster of India cricket who holds every conceivable batting record in cricket along with a century of centuries, has penned his autobiography and named it ‘Playing it my way’ - in this book, he has revealed plenty of dark secrets, especially with regard to Greg Chappell, the Indian coach of the time.
These revelations have stirred up a hornet’s nest even before ‘Playing it my way’ is officially launched.
Through his book, touted as a tell-all autobiography, he has branded the former India coach Greg Chappell as a "ringmaster" who imposed his ideas on players. It seems Tendulkar has got the backing of his contemporaries like Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh.
The most startling revelation is about Chappell approaching Tendulkar with a shocking’ suggestion that Tendulkar take over India's captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. The suggestion was made by Chappell in Tendulkar’s house and in the presence of his wife Anjali.
Chappell even went to the extent of suggesting that both of them could join up, take over reins on Indian cricket and control it for the year.
However, Chappell has disputed the claims of Tendulkar – he has clarified that he had gone to visit him only once – that too, 12 months before the incident was supposed to have taken place. In his clarification, Chappell has said that he had gone to Tendulkar's home with a physio and assistant coach during the Indian master's rehabilitation from injury. He went on to add that they had enjoyed a pleasant afternoon together but the subject of captaincy was never raised.
Incidentally, Chappell had been appointed coach of the Indian national cricket team for a two-year term until the World Cup 2007 and the difference of opinion between him and Sourav Ganguly is well known.