Greg Chappell's media commitments and opportunities remain the lone unresolved issue as the Board of Control for Cricket in India reached an agreement with the Aussie legend on the terms and conditions of his contract as new India coach.
Chappell, who was appointed on Friday morning to coach the team till June 2007, covering the World Cup in the West Indies that year, will receive an annual remuneration of US $175,000 besides other allowances.
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He will be based in Bangalore, where the National Cricket Academy is located, it was agreed after a meeting with BCCI president Ranbir Singh Mahendra, secretary S K Nair, former president Jagmohan Dalmiya and vice-president Rajiv Shukla.The former Australia captain was granted a 60 days' break each year.
The issue of his column writing and handling the media will be thrashed out in a second meeting with the BCCI before he takes up the job on June 15.
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