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Shame on Billy, Broad and ICC - Sledging by Australia in cricketBY: B D Narayankar | Category: Sports | Post Date: 2008-11-18
It's always been that an Asian player gets the raw deal. The Whites get scot-free even if they are guilty of provoking and abusing rival players. Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was unceremoniously handed out a one-match ban order by international match referee Chris Broad as against a mere 10 per cent fine on Shane Watson, who indulged in sledging and provoking the opener. Broad, if one remembers, is the same character, who had crashed all the stumps with his bat after getting a poor verdict in a test match. Such an intemperate character now lectures about sportsman spirit to Indians. ICC should first get hold of referees who practice what they preach. It's something like having Mathew Hayden and Ponting on elite panel of umpires. A person, who provokes is a bigger criminal and should be fined more. If Broad banned Gambhir for one test for elbowing Shane Watson, then the Aussie should have been banned for at least two tests. Television footage clearly showed Watson abusing Gambhir and later standing in his way to provoke him. Broad's judgment seems pretty odd comparing a similar incident in the past. In April 1998 in a one-day game in Sharjah, Ponting had shouldered Harbhajan after the office had gone berserk in celebration after getting the former out. Now that was a physical contact for sure. But Ponting was fined 20 per cent of his match fee and Bhajji was fined 50 per cent and suspended for one match. And why was Mitchell Johnson let off the hook for his verbal bout against VVS Laxman? The Australians, particularly under Ponting's captaincy, have adopted the dirty policy of targeting an inform player by using abusive language and provoking him. They knew Gambhir was hot-headed and had been fined for barging into Shahid Afridi in a one-dayer against Pakistan last November. So, the Aussies went after him to trap him into their net. They also tried their luck against VVS Laxman, who also was in ominous form, belting a magnificent double century. But he didn't fall prey to Johnson's abusive language. If Aussies play their game in this fashion, then becoming World Champions will not bring dignity to the tag. Surely Aussies don't bear others performing. They troubled Sri Lanka's Muthaiah Muralitharan and Harbhajan Singh in the past. Perhaps an act of indulging in verbal abuse is acceptable in Australia, but they shudder to employ it against Sachin Tendulkar. By these undesired tactics, Ponting is damaging Cricket Australia's reputation. More extreme personalities are developing under him. He has formed a team of instigators like Simon Katich, Mitchell Johnson, Shane Watson, Mathew Hayden, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke, who never stop bullying rival team members. Ponting should well take a leaf out of the 1970s' Clive Lloyds' West Indies team, who never sledged, and yet ruled the cricketing world. Had the umpires exercised the authority they have, this incident would almost certainly never have occurred in the first place. Imagine an umpire saying a player should complain to them about another players "sledging" so that action can be taken. Which modern player would display this weakness? This statement is so pathetic and lacking in morale fiber that the umpire and match referee should be immediately suspended for their cowardice. Until match officials have the courage of their convictions, these sort of unsavory incidents will continue to mar the name of the game and players will take full advantage of the umpires' unwillingness to fulfill their role and obligations. Sledging in cricket should be banned specially the sledging, abuse and provoking by Australia's cricket team. Shame on Billy Bowden, Broad and ICC for allowing this sort of behaviour to be part of the noble game of cricket. If the officials do what they are supposed to do in the first place we would not have these incidents. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Amazing Mind and Phothographic memory. Author Naveen Sanghvi * Bedwetting: Causes, treatment and prevention * Why Are Americans Fat And Obese - Who Is Responsible? * Natures Basket in danger - Save Nature * Advertising and Product Launching Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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