Comments on: Australia wins – Cricket loses

By: National game or national shame of Australia?

National game or national shame of Australia? — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:54:10 +0000

Its a multidimensional picture here
1. Bucknors and bensons on the field make mistakes after mistake. Its not merely about how many were given wrong out. Its also about WHO all were those who were targets of biased umpiring. There is a difference between Ganguly/Dravid being given out to Irfan/Harbhajan being given out. The former are match winners.
2. Pontings on the field become fourth umpires.
3. The team which introduced sledging into cricket, the one which plays mind games with an intention of winning using every hook and crook method, they unnecessarily target a player on the other side, accusing him of racism!
4. On the other hand, the same Aussies call Indian players ‘bastards’!
5. Match referree gives a biased decision on accusations of racism, without any evidence to support his decision.
6. No investigation is held into the conduct of the umpires who gave those stupid decisions. Why no one talks about it?

Can world cricket ever forget the under arm delivery incident which these very same aussies used against England, with the sole intention of winning a game AT ANY COST?
Ask any cricket player in the subcontinent and he swears in the name of God, that aussies have abused him on the field in every match.

Starting from the test match at Perth, in every match in the future, the aussies mouths should be sealed with stickers, to prevent them from abusing the other team. And I bet, Aussies wont win any match after that. They simply cannot win a match without abusing the other team. And they call it ‘their style’ of playing cricket.

By: Move on to Perth Test

Move on to Perth Test — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:12:46 +0000

How quickly Indians are to get a cheap shot at Australia cricket. The umpiring was horrible and the Indian batting side got wrong decisions which were amplified due to the match and the point in the game at when it happened. Don’t be so hatred to Australia, they produce a lot of chances when bowling.
Facts: Dravid was not out in second innings
Ganguly 50:50 on field given out. Third Umpire would have benefit of doubt like the symonds stumping.
Every other Indian batsman was out legitamatly and clearly.
Ponting given not out when was and out when wasnt, Symonds given not out when was. Having said that, Two Indian batsmen were given not out lbw when hawkeye clearly says PLUM PIE. One 50:50 catch, pad then possible glove (I’ve seen these decisions given out) not out Indias way.

Analyse the whole game all 4 innings and 428 Overs, not the 2 Indian innings and 5 balls depecting Australia out and India not out

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:20:47 +0000

Yes Arun I agree with you that the next test will be a real interesting one. Hope all play decent cricket and entertain us and nobody (neither Indians nor Aussies) cross the boundary line of decency.

Ask Ponting and co to behave – ICC tells CA
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ask-ponting-and-co-to-behave-icc-tells-ca/55949-5.html

By: Arun

Arun — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:36:51 +0000

Recent Survey in Sydney herald showed that ponting i loosing his popularity, Dont know whether the indians in australia did all the voting

The sports minister and the prime minister commented about the match and it was in favor of india. Its good to see the whole world supporting india now.

I think we should continue playing there. That needs courage rather than running away. We should play and should do more sledging than what they might expect.
We should have a sledging coach and a strategic plan for sledging. What do you think?

Every match one person should be included in the playing 11 and his job should be just to irritate the opposition and play the mind game.

It would be a great match to watch at perth.
And i hope to see Laxman and Sachin firing and making centuries.
Good Luck Team India

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:30:45 +0000

Gaurav
what do you mean by fluke? 20-20 was not one single match. It was a world cup series that India won after winning all except one match in the series. India didnt go directly to final and win the match. If 5 consecutive games are won, nobody on this planet calls it a fluke. Six continuous sixers in an over by Yuvaraj against England, fluke is it?

What a comparison! you are comparing an entire series with single matches between teams like some isolated Bangladesh-Australia match!

As for India being or not being a world champion in the next 20-20, you dont even know who will be there in the Indian team then, nor do you know how other teams will be then, and yet you passed the judgment! Well done, bookies should come to you for advice next time.

Who on earth now said that India didnt lose the first test. Yes it did lose the first test, so what? Are you talking about a sport or a war? In a sport there is always winning and losing. India lost first test doesnt mean in second test umpires and aussies start acting crazy. Any person who follows regular cricket knows that if the umpires and aussies had played a fair game, the second test would have most probably been a draw.

What do you mean by “”The format of 20-20 allows a team to just play good for a short period of time and they win!”"?
Isnt that a form of sport/cricket? Cant Aussies or others play good for a short period of time? Indians get on to drugs and play 20-20 is it?
Going by your definition, whoever wins marathon is an athlete and those who win 100 mts running are fluke! Because its short! whoever swims across atlantic ocean is a swimmer, and all those who win in normal swimming championship are fluke is it? What a logic! YOU ACCEPT the fact that in 20-20 cricket India ARE the current world champions. Even if you dont, it continues to remain a fact.

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:25:08 +0000

That 20-20 win was obviously a fluke. The format of 20-20 allows a team to just play good for a short period of time and they win! It is only in Test matches where you need to play good for continuous periods that your real abilities are tested. If India are so good, why did the lose so badly in the first test? Accept it, even if the wrong decision against Dravid and Ganguly had not occurred, India would have still lost that test. And I can guaran-damn-tee you India will not win the next 20-20 cup. Please don’t consider a fluke to be the sign of world champions. Even Bangladesh have beaten Australia (and India for that matter!) once.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:41:43 +0000

Arun
About 70% of cricket revenues are from India, not 90%.

Yes I do agree with you on BCCI, as for the Indian team, they are playing good cricket, after all no team can win all the matches always. Lets not forget their good performance at 20-20 world cup where they won the first ever 20-20 world cup.

If the Australians are one-day champions, Indians are 20-20 champions
finally its a sporting event. Lets watch it, enjoy it, take everything like a sport, as long as it doesnt turn ugly like the sydney test. Sydney test was no cricket by any standards, it was a complete mockery of cricket, and if you ask me, the Sydney test should be annulled, obviously not because Australians won, but because they won the way they won.

By: Arun

Arun — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:48:50 +0000

Well i am too concerned about our teams performance…
We need to improve our bowling and make sure that none are sidelined due to injuries.
Balaji and Nehra has not seen a come back after the injuries.

Australians have done this time and now with West indies, India and Sri lanka…

90% of revenue generated in cricket is only due to india playing matches.
What is BCCI doing. Cant they be strong and stern on decisions.
Sunil Gavaskar is the chairman of the technical commitee and of the Elite panel of umpires
Why we dont have an indian umpire in the elite panel. Why is buckenor still umpiring.

I cant just digest these facts. There is a Board which claims that they are independant body and not a government organization. They have made billions of money in this game. They claim they represent India.
We have other sports like hockey and football which is under SAI, and whose budget is may be 1% of the teams salary.

Still we people see cricket, cry about what happened and takes it as an insult for the country.

BCCI is still sleeping. Had we taken such a strong step in south africa series against buckenor this day wouldnt have come….

Its all part of the game.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:12:46 +0000

'Beyond comparison, it was the ugliest performance put up by an Australian side for 20 years. The only surprising part of it is that the Indians have not packed their bags and gone home. There is no justice for them in this country, nor any manners,' -Peter Roebuck, former opening batsman and Somerset captain Read today's Sydney Morning Herald First cricketer to be banned for racist comments: Darren Lehmann of Australia was suspended for five-day ODIs over a racial remark against Sri Lankans during the 2002-03 cricket series. Read more about Racism and Australian Cricket In September 2003 Pakistan Bangladesh series, Pakistani captain Rashid Latif was suspended for five games for claiming a catch, when the ball had touched the ground. The match referee while handing out his sentence said: ""As captain a lot of responsibility falls of Rashid Latif and he committed a serious offence by claiming that (unfair) catch"" Who was this match referree who was so strict in 2003? surprise, surprise -- Mike Procter, the same referree of the current India versus Australia series, who this time took no action against Ponting for a similar offence!! Does the punishment depend on which team you are captaining?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:58:53 +0000

if a monkey is called as symonds (or human), will the caller be termed as racist