Gregory Stephen Chappell

Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) is an Australian cricketer.

Greg played for South Australia, Queensland and Somerset in an 18-year cricket career. He batted right handed and played in 87 Test matches – 48 as captain. He scored centuries in his Test debut; his debut as Australian Captain and his last Test match.

He was infamously involved in the underarm bowling incident in the New Zealand–Australia One-day International on February 1, 1981. Chappell, the captain, ordered his brother Trevor Chappell, to bowl with an underarm motion, thus ensuring the Australian team would win the match and avoid a tie. This was seen as extremely unsportsmanlike and a low point in the history of cricket. Both brothers have expressed regret and embarrassment over the incident.

He has coached South Australia and worked as consultant at Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy. He has also worked as a commentator for ABC Radio. On May 20, 2005 he was appointed head coach of the Indian national cricket team for a two year term.

In 2002 he was inducted into the prestigious Australian Cricket Hall of Fame