international cricket has been thru many controversies over the last decade; some substantial, like match-fixing and ball tampering, and others farcical, like chucking, bangladesh and zimbabwe. one of the biggest current controversies is sledging, or "gamesmanship", which is a word i detest, because it somehow legitimizes needless verbal abuse and intimidation. clearly, any form of sledging is against the so-called spirit of cricket. anyway, thats another debate altogether.
i actually wanted to write about the current england-india test series where all this sledging rubbish has really been overdone by both teams. england, as usual, are the team getting their butts kicked, yet if u listen to the "chatter", u would think india is the team behind. more than england's presumptuous arrogance, it is india's gullibility in being so easily provoked by a team that is mediocre at best and a team that they are quietly dominating that irritates me. sreesanth is a prime example- dancing after smashing andre nel for a six is one thing, but carrying that sort of attitude into his bowling and distracting himself and bowling so poorly against a weak-ish batting line-up is simply unacceptable. he was following thru 17-18m after every ball so he could say something to the batsman's face- what the???? ajit agarkar and irfan pathan, as all fans of indian cricket would know, have failed to fully utilize their significant talents in international cricket. it would be a shame to sreesanth go the same way, especially as he can probably be a better bowler than either of the other two.
but it would be unfair to blame only sreesanth. most of the team has gone overboard with this sledging business. england has few other options, but india should seriously work on their cricket rather than all this sledging rubbish. in fact, it would unsettle opponents more if their existence wasnt recognized....
on a side note, zaheer khan has accused england of planting jellybeans on the pitch!!! now this sounds like a pretty serious allegation. i mean imagine how much the ball would cut off a jellybean...
2 comments:
how can u compare a man who has played 8to9 years of cricket with a boy who has played just 2 years of cricket.it is sad that you have judged irfan based on his short career.even if u do that he has done what no other indian has done before(not even others).he may have failed to deliver in the last few months.but that doesn't mean his career has ended.if u blame irfan,then i dont know whom do u think has done well in early careers.tell me...please stop writing like this.i dont know why only irfan is taken to charge by all bloggers.why not dhoni,zaheer r yuvraj.do u think they have done great things in their careers?think before commenting.irfan is just 22.he has a long way to go.and also he has started his comeback..wish him luck.sorry if i am harsh.but i am fed up by the writers who troubles this talented boy.try to appreciate him for what he has done.if not leave....
"ajit agarkar and irfan pathan, as all fans of indian cricket would know, have failed to fully utilize their significant talents in international cricket"
i actually think thats a very fair comment. it is by no means an all-inclusive list- and nowhere have i claimed it is so. u have correctly pointed out that several other current squad members could be added to that list, but i have chosen not to do so.
the fact still remains that my comment is entirely accurate. also, nothing i have written suggests that irfan pathan is not on the comeback trail. if he learns from his failures and comes back a stronger player, then all the better for india.
anyway, i was actually lamenting the fact that another indian bowler, sreesanth, who it would appear is the most talented young bowler to have emerged in the last decade or so, seems to squandering his talent. u seemed to have missed the point and grabbed onto a single line that has particularly irritated u....
ps- whats up with the anonymous thing???
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