Thanks Murli !!

shared by straight point on Tuesday, December 04, 2007

its no modesty but i sincerely believe that i am too small to write anything about Muril...

in any case there is not much left that can be said about Murli...

...some believe he is brodman of bowling..some spit venoms at the sight of him...never have been a player in the history of game who has invoked so contrasting observations, views...

some say the laws were bended to accommodate him...though many find no reason that murli has anything to do with it...some see it as the natural progression of laws to be more contemporary...though i must admit here that i am the one who thinks that laws are made to be changed with time...otherwise there wont be any meaning of that law which doesn't reflect the way society is behaving, living...

i read somewhere...


"Most people think that they are thinking when they actually are merely re-arranging their prejudices."

if only we can change our tinted specs for a while....

the picture will emerge of a man who inspite of facing criticism, calls of cheats, serious doubts about career...had the guts and stronger-than-steel mind to go there and do what he loves most...bowling to get batsmen out...on and on and on...who still hates when someone scores against him...even for a single...who single handedly have changed more matches than anybody in game...without getting the support his contemporaries enjoyed...

if for not for world record, we must salute the man for showing us, and the world, that how to fight demons and still come out on top...

i was seeing super slow mo other day and those eyes left me mesmerized...they were so focused...like arjuna who saw nothing but an eye of a bird...

thanks murli for showing us the class, the grit without necessarily indulging in sledging, on the face kind verbals or any antics which many believed and believes the way to go...

thanks... for telling us that one can still do things gentlemanly and quietly and yet being fiercely aggressive...i don't know about many but i feel privileged to have seen him bowling...feel proud for him and i don't feel ashamed of my confessions...

and i know i am not alone....

11 comments:

John said...

Cheers, man.

Anonymous said...

he's a very nice guy... down to earth... no "I am bigger than thou" attitude

Anonymous said...

A "chucker" tag can completely destroy a player's morale. Amazing how he carried its burden all along, never really giving a damn. Go Murali!

straight point said...

thanks john

Anonymous said...

fine thoughts about Murli. He bowls only to take wicket. He don't want to waste ball. Thats all.

straight point said...

yes scorpicity

the humility makes him stand out amongst other 'greats'

straight point said...

dinnie

he had to fight all through his career...but how well he brushed aside all these problems...is shining example for all to see and emulate not limited to cricket but in life as well...

straight point said...

SA

thanks for your comments. yes, he is that kinda bowler...

Anonymous said...

The basic question is why was the chucking law amended ? A major paradigm shift from 4 degs to 15 degs. That accomdated lot of chuckers like Malik, Murali, Shabbir, Botha etc etc.

And SL have history of having doubtful bowlers -- Dharmsena first and now Malinga. I m surprised so far he hasnt come under scanner. But very soon he d be there.....

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straight point said...

when he will start getting wickets in bulk i.e....ashu..

i am not an expert in this but this law was not meant to accommodate anyone but to enable umpires to see and judge more clearly...as you would agree that 15 degree provides more scope to naked eye than 5 degree...

the problem with the law was that it was absurd in start itself...

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