Chappell Vision - Lost in Transalation?

In his ground-breaking book 'The Making of Champions' Greg Chappell puts forth a thorough thesis on his viewpoint of what he believes are essential requirements to be a successful cricketer. He does this by dissecting the characteristics of a select group of 20 cricketers from the modern era. In doing so he breaks down cricket into more of an intelligent science than a skillful art relying heavily on terms such as kinetics to explain his viewpoint. It is not surprising then to imagine that such lofty principles and process driven terminology would be above the comprehension of the average Indian cricketer. Many of today’s crop hail from middle class non-English speaking backgrounds, having learnt their skills in the many maidans and gullies that dot the country. A large proportion of India's national players today come from the smaller centers like Baroda and UP and one wonders if Chappell’s theories would make any sense to them. Unlike the Australian cricketer, an Indian cricketer has other pressing matters on his mind, like handling fame, regional politics, a fanatic fan base and zealous journalists. Also Indians are essentially bad learners once they have reached a comfort zone and/or tasted success. When Chappell took over the team, it consisted of senior players who had just tasted success reaching the World Cup Finals, and scoring creditable test victories in Australia and Pakistan. It is not surprising that these senior players resented being denigrated in the national media by their new coach for weaknesses that the previous placid coach had overlooked for much of his tenure. Perhaps Chappell’s only fault then was serving up an unpalatable menu that offended his wards tastes. Ten years from now Chappell may regret that while he got the message right, he might have considered toning down the delivery to suit his audience.