Let's see how your boys perform in Perth. If they truly have been wronged, then presumably they'll want to show what type of team they are. My guess is that the result will be the same... a team of great players, but not a great team. India will lose badly in Perth because they put themselves before the game. At least the Austrlians play as a team and that is why they've been on top for 10 years.
RE:Perth
by raj on Jan 08, 2008 07:07 PM Permalink
sure thing. indians are pretty weak with thier bowling department. indians too have acknowledged that aussie is the team to beat. they dint claim they are the campions. remember we'll be going on a concrete pitch we arent used to. australia is an advanced country which has been playing great cricket, has great facilities, is a small socity without any division of race, language , divisions. a developed country. india has been a opposite of that, bad infrastructure, politics etc, we are taking time to come up, same with pakistan. its flashes of brilliance.
point is why go back to that when yu are done with yur arguments ? we never challenged that aussies were a superior team.
RE:Perth
by on Jan 08, 2008 07:16 PM Permalink
My point was that this issue might serve as a motivating factor for India. Individually, your players are a match for any team in the world, but they have rarely been able to put it together on the field. You are condemning the Aussie cricket culture... a winning culture. Is that because Indian fans are tired of losing? Perhaps it's easier to take the moral high ground when you've got nothing else to latch onto???
RE:Perth
by raj on Jan 08, 2008 07:21 PM Permalink
if sledging is the aussie culture, i's say so be it. i'll condemn it. i havent said the winning habit is bad. yu are reading between the lines. you are guilty of brining up the winningness factor when i clearly stated that its not that we dont respect aussies for their winning streak. its the cheap cledging tactics. the pressure on the umpires. its a deadly cocktail for a non-aussie. but for aussie. its just their game. ask any player outside of australia.
RE:Perth
by on Jan 08, 2008 07:38 PM Permalink
And my point is that it's too easy to blame it all on sledging as a way to explain the Indian teams consistent poor performance. "Oh, he made me feel bad so I played bad". And one more thing, for a mild mannered people, you sure do burn a lot of effigies. Is there one effigy seller in India that's cashing in on this issue? I'd sure like to know. They must be making a lot of cash. Maybe they paid Proctor to get him to rule against Bajji.
RE:Perth
by raj on Jan 08, 2008 07:56 PM Permalink
its not "Oh, he made me feel bad so I played bad". its that the people get agitated in a different way when yu are reminded of your parents. if its legal, make it a formal that yu can abuse yur opponents parents. wasnt it mcgrath who felt very emotional when sarwan abused his wife , and he became very violent. why dont yu understand the feeling of another person?
RE:Perth
by on Jan 08, 2008 08:12 PM Permalink
McGrath's wife had cancer Raj. Slightly different circumstances. Again, a knowledge of the game would help here!
