Looking back over the past eight months of his coaching stint with India, Greg Chappell [Images] says he is yet to fully grasp the enormity, complexity and occasional danger of his role.

"There is nothing like it in world cricket or even world sport," Chappell said.

"Maybe there are some similarities in Brazil [Images] with soccer but, then again, they aren't dealing with these kind of numbers," he was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday.

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The Australian great also said it is the expectations of a billion people and the often overpowering hype which proved just how resilient the Indian players are.

"Sachin Tendulkar [Images] carries a weight of collective expectation to the crease that few can comprehend. Bradman would not have had the weight of expectation that Sachin has on him every time he went out to bat," he said.

"You can't just look at his statistical record. That's not even close to summing up what he is and what he has done.

"He has been the great hope of this country for 16 or 17 years. Because India, as a team, has not been as successful as other teams over the years, the expectations of the nation have tended to shift onto the shoulders of the individuals," Chappell said.

"They have become the de facto team that everyone supports. Hopefully, the focus will shift back to the team rather than the individual with a long period of good results. I can't imagine living through what they live through, from a player's perspective.

"You try living in India and carrying the expectations of a billion people on you every time you go out," Chappell said.

The former Aussie skipper also compared Anil Kumble [Images] with Dennis Lillee as being "the most competitive cricketer I have seen" and rated skipper Rahul Dravid [Images] as one of the most driven

individuals he had ever encountered.

Talking about the Indo-Pak series, he said it is bigger than the Ashes in the overall response it received from media, fans and its political implications.

"I don't think you can appreciate just how big this (series against Pakistan) is unless you experience it first hand.

"If you took the Ashes and multiplied it by a thousand, you might get some idea. From a cricketer-playing point of view, it's probably not much different to the Ashes. But from a peripheral perspective -- the media, the fans, the political implications -- there is nothing like this series in the world," Chappell said.

"The massive interest and enthusiasm for the game can be overwhelming. The sheer number of people who come to games, the people in the street, at the stadium and airport, it is a unique experience. It's amazing just seeing how the players are attacked when they go out in public or in the airports," he said.