India, March 19 -- "We are not playing for milestones."

"We are playing as a team, no room for star culture. Team comes first."

"There has to be flexibility among batsmen in regard to their batting position."

"Players should try to contribute with both bat and ball."

"Fitness is non-negotiable."

These are not exact quotes, but they are thoughts. And you would think they are India head coach Gautam Gambhir's. Today's generation wouldn't know, but actually, the former India coach and Australia legend Greg Chappell wanted exactly the same things from the team back in 2005-2007.

And guess what? He failed terribly and was later sacked. Because the cricket culture in India was different back then. It was big on stardom, rather high on sta...