when ponting successfully managed to elbow amir the way that it was visible to everybody but to the on-field umpires and match referee... michael holding was on air... and this is what he said (though the words may not be the same) almost justifying him elbowing amir... on behalf of pricky...
"ponting was just trying to create the space for himself... by stretching his elbow he was showing aamer that this is my space and i don't think there is anything wrong with that..."
i did not know, before this, that only pricky is entitled to create his space this way...
though there is also this small matter of icc rule that says... under no-circumstances... you cannot make physical contact with your opponent with an intent to hurt him... and i don't think ponting meant a gentle hello to amir there... but this is pricky... the most 'behaved' captain in the history of cricket... and this is our system... if one cannot see it... one cannot penalise it...
i also blame pakistani players and for that matter... all players other than oz team... who just do not show courage to stand up for their mates... remember... only a gentle pat at the back of brett lee by harbhajan, which even lee did not mind, led to monkeygate...?
related story – log-on to achettup's soal... guess who? we’ll be keeping an eye on this... for more insight into this incident...
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