Editing Ian Chappell (section)

== Feud with Ian Botham ==
Chappell has an infamous feud with Ian Botham. It started over an incident in 1977 and continues to this day. The pair were assigned to commentate together in 1998 and didn't exchange a word.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Sz-nSkh3A|title=40 year feud- Ian Chappell savagely ignores Ian Botham on commentary, 1998 Ashes|publisher=YouTube|access-date=12 July 2023|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712071746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Sz-nSkh3A|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2023, the pair were brought together for a TV special and it only seemed to make matters worse and reignite the feud.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 June 2023 |title=Ian Chappell brands Botham 'a coward' and 'gutless' as they reignite near 50-year feud in TV special |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/ian-chappell-brands-botham-coward-gutless-reignite-50-year-feud-tv-special |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=31 March 2025 |publisher=Wisden}}</ref>