Ex-India Coach Chappell Backs Claims of ICC Favoring India, Ganguly

Imagine cricket matches have rules, like not taking too long to bowl.

Sometimes, if a team bowls too slowly, the captain gets a penalty.

A former cricket official, Chris Broad, said he felt pressure to be nicer to India when they bowled too slowly, especially when Sourav Ganguly was captain.

Now, Greg Chappell, who used to coach the Indian team, agrees with Broad.

Chappell shared a story where the head of the Indian cricket board, Jagmohan Dalmiya, asked Chappell if he could help reduce Ganguly's penalty so he could play a game.

Chappell said no, saying Ganguly should serve his punishment.

Broad also said he was told to be lenient one game, but to punish Ganguly the next.

These stories suggest that sometimes politics might have influenced how rules were applied in cricket, especially when India was involved.