At the outset, let me make it clear that I am ashamed of the spectators who behaved poorly. But, Ponting should know that Indians are very passionate about their team. It was Ponting who started playing mind games by saying that they preferred to play against the 'old guys', etc. The indian spectators are very knowledgable about the game and reacted. Also it is worth noting that Symonds had tiffs with almost all the indian players. So, there may be a problem with his behaviour. The spectators picked up on this and started targeting him. Please note that Symonds was not taunted in any of his previous visits to India.
