I think Andrew Symonds really destroyed the camaraderie between the two great crecket playing nations. Australian board should understand that why Indian board didn't complain against any other Australian player in the past. Indians always have good relations in the past like Bradman and Lala Amarnath, Border and Gavaskar, Deen Jones,Devid Boon,Craig Macdermott and Ravi Shastri,Manjrekar...Recently Sachin Tendulkar Shane Warne,Heyden,Rahul Dravid,Steve Wauge,Adam Gilcrist! I mean you could name many cricketers. Despite being tough to each other on the field they respect each other very much on the field and off the field as well. Aussies and Indian cricketers friendly relations are very old and Indians respect Australians for this quality of playing tough cricket but I don't know why from the day this 'outsider' Symonds came into the aussies side every cricketing country has some problem with his attitude. I think he don't know the difference between playing "tough" and playing "ugly and disrespectfully and winning at any cost attitude". I think there is some problem with him and aussies board should look after it and should have a talk with him about it. Enough is enough now! This guy symonds is really destroying the cricket relations between the two countries. I think the umpires really killed the spirit of the game I must say. I have full sympathy and congratulate Indians on being calm on the whole issue.
RE:Whats wrong with the ''Outsider'' !!
by Sanjay Aggarwal on Jan 06, 2008 05:32 PM Permalink
beware mr. chapell, you might be accused of being racist by calling him outsider. ha ha ha.....
Andrew Symonds makes 160 from 30.Hussey makes 145 from 45.Ganguky would have made 151 and Dravid wld have played for all 5 days...but when...if Bucknow was honest!!!
Australian has once again proved that they the biggest cheater of game cricket, I am sure the umpires has been given bribe to set the match for ausi cheats,above all its an insult of indianism. Mr sharad pawar should teach a lession to these umpires such that game of cricket lives.
Aussies fielded 13 players vs Indian 11- a clear case of cheating. If Indian Board has some dignity it should call off the tour. Hell with ICC. Its time we didn't grovel before the goras any more.
RE:Cheats
by padma kanti das on Jan 06, 2008 05:24 PM Permalink
its time to show what INDIA means -not by words but by action. Its time for BCCI to take a bold step. After all pride of INDIA is in danger, not Indian cicket.
RE:Cheats
by Amit Girish Boob on Jan 06, 2008 05:27 PM Permalink
It is Aussie 14 Vs Indian 11. Don't count out the Third Umpire. When entire world can see daylight under the toe of Symonds, how can he declare him not out (Benefit of doubt). Was the umpire member of Animal Welfare Board
even in a sport like F1 racing post the race a stewards enquiry can change the entire list of winners. it happened een after the final championship race. Why cant the ICC deny australia this "Umpire Handed" win
We have allowed ourselves to be ruled by kings and britishers... we have suffered inferiority complex in from of the whites always....
We always been insenstive to injustice done to us...Wake up... before it is too late. If i am OK with this happening to my cricket team....thats the proof that I have no self-respect!
It is ok for BCCI to complain to ICC on bad Umpiring. But India should have objected to ICC in the beginning itself when that Jamaican was named as an Umpire. This person is a bad umpire but also notorously anti Indian. Furher there are several reports that he has been regularly bribed by Cricket Australia for years. BCCI should also insist with ICC to investigate this scandal and if proved right the Cricket Australia should be banned.
If ICC declines this appeal, we should come out of ICC.
In the meantime, we should congradulate Team India for playing so well against Australian 13
RE:Playing against Australia
by M B on Jan 06, 2008 05:32 PM Permalink
Congrats TEAM INDIA for batting against 13 players lead by Cheaters.Aussies dont have any sportmanship at all , they dont play to win they cheat to win.
BCCI its time to take some touch actions now and dont get bogged down by the goras.They always find faults with asian players , has any gora been taken up to the task.
If ICC cannot take action then BCCI should and no more cricket with Cricket Australia till this test is adjudged null and void not only due to bad umpiring but also no sportmanship amongst the Aussies, despite Symonds acknowledging he was out on 30 why didnt he leave the ground extra 132 runs cost us the match.
RE:Playing against Australia
by P Raman on Jan 06, 2008 05:26 PM Permalink
Yes. It is not against Aus 13 It is Aus 15 including third umpire and Ponting as fourth Umpire on additional duty
I ADORE PONTING FOR HIS BATSMAN SKILL BUT HE HAS LOWERED HIMSELF IN ALL CRICKET FANS BY SORT OF CHEATING.GOOD BATSMAN MUST BE GOOD SPORTMAN.HE WILL BE BETTER REMEMBERED AS CHEATER.
RE:Ponting is no more my Idle Batsman
by Hanuman Mall Gulgulia on Jan 06, 2008 05:55 PM Permalink
HE HAS LOWERED HIMSELF TO A FIELD CRICKET FROM A GREAT CRICKETEER!
RE:Ponting is no more my Idle Batsman
by winston on Jan 06, 2008 05:19 PM Permalink
I don't know how he became your idol in the first place. From day 1 he's been a cheater. He's a shrewd, cunning, sly and naive person.
well, all said and done india has lost the match.perhaps few months from now nobody would be intrested in knowing what has actually transpired. indian umpires has always been accused of not been consistent. i do agree with this, but then there has been instances where the decision has gone against there own team. but what we have witnessed in past five days, has been display of sameless cricket by the so called tolerant and fair austrailian cricket board. well mistake can from anybody,but why it happens that buckner has wrong decision has always gone against india. he could not hear the nick when symonds snicked it behind the stumps. but dravid was given out on similar grounds. and there has been thousand of question which has put decision given in 2nd test match controversial category.
Indians always have the habit of complaining about umpiring even if played in India against any country. This is the hype created by our great commentators , media etc., No other cricket team ever resort to such cries. If you can't play a decent game, don't play. Better do your commercial shoots and enjoy fun with your girl friends.
