Kumble should have taken his players back to India after Ganguly was given out!!!After all , as a consequence of his action,even if the world bans Indian team, we can sustain on our own very comfortably through IPL or ICL Twenty-20 matches.On the other hand the Australian Cricket Board will the suffer loss of revenue for cancelling Perth and Adelaide tests.Our players will not end up on street if we show the courage to stand up against these umpires.It is time we flex our muscle.We have the money , market and men like Sharad Pawar to make the world bow before us. So, why not?It is high time Indian players understand diffrence between accepting bad decisions sportingly and compromising with dignity.The line is very thin. But yes, Kumble is intelligent enough to understand. Ganguly, I am sure would have taken back his team to India. My dear Indian players, don't lose heart. You have won the match at Sydney!!!Ban the umpires for life.
RE:Umpiring in Australia-Cancel Sydney test .Declare it unofficial.
by Rajesh Ray on Jan 06, 2008 06:17 PM Permalink
Yes...the BCCI should take a leaf out of PCB / Inzamam's book when they refused to play the Oval Test match against England in 2007 for alleged ball tampering charges. It would not at all be appropriate for India to call off the tour as that would greatly embarass the Aussies and turn the spotlight entirely on the blatantly biased umpiring and the thoroughly unsporting conduct of the home team (which has a long track record of doing that and getting away with it). The Aussies are a bunch of cheats and just want to win at all costs in any manner, fair-or foul.
At the least the BCCI should absolutely ensure that Steve Bucknor does not officiate in any Test match / ODI / T20 involving India as he is undoubtedly both thoroughly incompetent and has a long track record of biased and unfair decisions against the Indians. Don't forget that this is also the same Bucknor who thought that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Final had ended prematurely and proceeded to make a farce out of the most high profile international cricket match that happens once in four years. he has been allowed to get away for too long and must ideally be sacked from the ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires, and the Indians should take the lead in that process /decision.
RE:Umpiring in Australia-Cancel Sydney test .Declare it unofficial.
by p k on Jan 06, 2008 06:20 PM Permalink
but still....i dont understand...y shd not the indian team be called back..the world has seen wat has happ...so why shd we refrain to insult ausi in their own land????
