Ian knows nothing about Indian cricket

Ian Chappell's retirement advisory to Sachin Tendulkar has drawn sharp criticism from veteran spinner and teammate Anil Kumble who says the Australian has nothing to do with Indian cricket and his comments should be ignored as a "personal opinion".

"Ian Chappell has got nothing to do with Indian cricket. Of course everybody is entitled to his opinion but Ian Chappell is not going to win matches for India, Sachin Tendulkar has been doing that for us and we should be supporting him," Kumble said.

"Chappell is a former cricketer and has the right to make statements about the game but he does not know Indian cricket," he said in an interview to a television news channel.

The veteran leg-spinner, who bid adieu to his ODI career last week after India's disastrous World Cup campaign, felt the former Australian captain's comments should have been ignored at best as a personal opinion.