'Sachin, Sourav among Six Cancers of Indian Cricket': Journalist reveals Greg Chappell's sickening comment on India greats

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Greg Chappell's tenure as India coach remains one of the most disruptive and controversial chapters in Indian cricket's history.

During Chappell's time at the helm of Indian cricket, he brought about some unimaginable rules which hampered the team morale. Greg dropped then-captain Sourav Ganguly from the team and went against many senior players.

The legacy of Chappell's coaching stint remains a topic of debate among cricket analysts and fans in India. His methods may have been intended to bring about positive change but ended up creating more discord within the team.

Although Indian cricket has moved on from that unceremonious chapter, a recent revelation from a serious journalist has shown Chappell's true thoughts on some of India's greats.

In a video, a senior Sports Tak journalist revealed that Greg Chappell once termed Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar among the 'Six Cancers of Indian Cricket'.

In a shocking video, the journalist continues that he said it to someone and spoke at such a level on some of the most respected cricketers of the country.

"Greg Chappell said someone about 'Six Cancers of Indian Cricket'. This happened during the Pakistan tour in January or February 2006. The players were Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, the Great Sachin Tendulkar, and I have forgotten the sixth name. He took the name of Sachin, just imagine what happened after that," the journalist said.

"Sachin understood that the change of captaincy is fine but when Sourav was dropped from the team, he realized this person [Greg Chappell] can do such things with anybody," he added.

Yuvraj Singh, one of Greg Chappell's mentioned players, went on to become the Player of the Series as India lifted the 2011 World Cup. Sourav Ganguly's career was significantly truncated due to Chappell's obnoxious treatment of him, whereas Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra went on to be part of India's World Cup-winning team as well.

Although it is a massive shock to learn how Chappell termed these stalwarts, the Australian's tenure kind of makes one realize that apple doesn't fall far from the tree.