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Close to cheat but certainly unethical
by Loser The Indian on May 08, 2007 09:43 PM

First let us understand one thing: During last WC Ponting used Graphite coated, fiber Bat which made the Hard-ball into soft too quickly (without actually having to hit very hard). Once the ball gets soft, it becomes easier for batsmen and bowlers were at the receiving end for no fault of theirs. Even edges are carried over to the fence without much difficulty.

Consequently, ICC had asked Indian, SL and Pakistan players from using their respective bats and even slapped fine, whereas Ponting was allowed to hit his (in)famous 140 in the WC Finals.

Second, Gilchrist did not use this Squash ball in the entire WC which is not by any means an accident! Gilchrist was very shaky and he badly needed a big innings like this to even cement his place in the side (which he acknowledged later). So he chose WC finals so that no one can blame him in his next game which can only be after the WC! Even the WC finals his innings was the only difference between the two teams! Inspite of that he lost balance and threw his bat once during his innings.

It may not be cheat but certainly unethical because they used this tactically. If he is really innocent he should have tried this during one of the round-robin matches.

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