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...
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i don't wanna defend gambhir here...he deserves every bit of punishment he has got...
but the point i want to initiate debate on is...that...of late it has become like a ritual to settle whatever grudge they have with 'the bully' bcci this way...
gambhir is just a what we say a 'mohra'...in this game...
and i am least surprised with the swiftness of appeal decision taken by ICC...though there are still more important and urgent issues lingering since ages...which needs no further elaboration...
the satisfaction of scoring some brownie points is greater than settling those issues...and i don't wanna deprive them the joy of this 'moral victory'...
never mind that...
the crying pussy watson after referee himself admitted was the one who provoked gets away with...if we can call it a fine...
never mind that...
johnson after abusing non other than VVS (the rare breed of gentleman left in this 'gentleman' game) without any provocation was not even reprimanded...gets away with it...
mind you i said abusing not sledging...there by sending message its ok to be abusive...
...and
punter after clearly showing dissent with umpire decision (and its not one off incident as far as punter record goes) gets into argument with batsman and holds the play 'against the spirit of game'...but we are yet to hear a word from what they call referees...
...and these are just the examples from this series only...
the call is yours...
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did i said...gambhir is the highest scorer of this series and is the consistent pain in the @ss of ozies...? oh...never mind that... ;-)
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the one match ban on gambhir...that is...
while watson the provoker walks off with 10% of his match fees...gauti will be cooling his heels...deservedly so...for being stupid enough to do what he did...
goes to show that we are still learning the art of playing 'hard but fair'...
barge on umpires...hold on the play...
keep on arguing with'em over decisions you don't like...
call'em with choicest explicit adjectives...
name their wives...ask who's is bedding them...
anything...
but don't you ever touch'em...
it was very clear that watson shouldered his run path for a moment only to withdraw at last moment of impact and gambhir being foolish did what he did...in retaliation...
but the difference was...while watson being 'professional' knew when to withdraw...gg being new learner of this 'art' got sucked into it...
hope this will serve as good lesson on how to do it...
one day, we will also learn this art of being 'invisible' to concerned officials...
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will it have been miscarriage of justice had he waited? why broad could not have announced the ban at the end of days play...?
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