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ESPN ropes in Ian Chappell

NT Bureau
Chennai, July 3:

        Legendary Australian cricketer Ian Chappell has joined Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram as a member of the ESPN STAR Sports' commentary team.

        With this, Chappell also became a part of the panel of 'A Few Good Men' which also includes seasoned commentators Alan Wilkins and Harsha Bhogle, according to a press release here.

        On his new assignment, Chappell said, 'the passion for the game and the level of understanding that Indian fans have about the finer nuances of cricket has always amazed me. I am looking forwto this challenging assignment.' ESPN managing director R C Venkateish said, 'Ian has a huge fan following. I expect he will provide an interesting dimension to the team.'


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