Cricket | Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced his retirement from cricket commentary. With this, the veteran has said goodbye to his illustrious commentary career of 45 years. Chappell, the 78-year-old former Australia captain, is known globally for his wise views on the game and his straightforward way of narrating them. Chappell was part of Australian cricket's broadcasting team for more than three decades along with Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry and Tony Greig.
Chappell was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo, "I remember the day when I knew that I had a decent amount of time to play cricket, but I decided to say goodbye to cricket at that time, then after that I went to the commentary box. turned to I heard about the retirement of the great rugby league commentator Ray Warren recently, after which this thought came to my mind.
Chappell represented the Australian cricket team in 75 Test matches, of which he played as captain in 30 Test matches.