I mentioned this in a reply but thought it was worthy of restating.
Indians are probably aware that almost every Australian worships the ground that Sachin walks on (in cricketing terms of course) - his skill, his record in Australia, and his ability to perform on the big stage.
Given this, PLEASE can someone force/convince/cajole the BCCI to tell Sachin to come out publicly and say "I know for a fact that Harbhajan didn't say monkey and that it is all a misunderstanding". If this is the case, there is no reason why Sachin can't say this publicly (as it is the same information as he would give to Proctor, therefore not privileged information), and Australian minds would be put at ease, and we'd turn around and support the BCCI appealing to the ICC!
But when this supposed text SMS is found to be false, and proof comes out that Harbhajan said monkey to Symonds before, it's human nature to expect cynicism at our end!
RE:Sachin
by raj on Jan 08, 2008 08:02 PM Permalink
in fact he did mention that mike proctor never considered, he only said he listened to sachin , but he surely was discounted given the one sided nature of the hearing.
RE:Sachin
by on Jan 08, 2008 08:23 PM Permalink
Raj, as I said separately, surely the BCCI can lift the gag, order Sachin to speak and confirm his version of events. BUT NOTE:
If he says - I heard every word and monkey was never said, then Australians will be falling over themselves supporting the BCCI and assuming that the Australians misheard what was said.
But if he only says he didn't hear it said, then that's only going to keep us in the dark, because it may mean he didn't hear the whole conversation!
