Monday, January 7, 2008

The Games Australians Play

http://cricket.indiatimes.com/India_tour_Down_Under/NewsCricket_a_gentlemans_game/articleshow/2680688.cms http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Harbhajan_is_innocent_Sachin_to_Pawar/articleshow/2680893.cms
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7174122.stm

With the Australians once again at their polite best and the umpiring by Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor matching Australian standards and verging on the ridiculous, credit must go to the Indian skipper, Kumble, for exibiting extreme restraint. The ICC too, by placing the ban on Bhajji, has revealed how much they care for cricket and sportsmanship so necessary in the game of gentlemen. One thing is clear though, what is being played out in Australia is anything but cricket. The BCCI has rightly appealed against the ban and decided to stand by the Indian team. If the attitude of the Australians and the ICC persists and India cannot persuade them to show a sense of fairplay as far as Bhajji is concerned, the BCCI would do well to recall the team; the penalty of 2.3 $ notwithstanding.

India must also put down very firmly that gentlemen like Bucknor dont deserve to be anywhere near the cricket pitch; for that matter anywhere near any play ground

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