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I would like to know why these ex-players want the Indian pitches to favour bounce and movement and not be slow as they have been for like forever. Every country has its own identity and for India its that the pitches support spin and are slow. So why should we abandon our identity and copy the Australians, South Africans or the English. Has the Perth pitch ever supported spin? No. Has any of the England pitches supported steep bounce? No. So why do Indian pitches need to support pace, bounce and lateral movement. Where would the so called “home advantage” be if all pitches in India are like a visiting team’s home conditions?
The so-called ex-players who call themselves experts have built their careers on these same slow, turning conditions. Where would they be if the wickets in India supported pace and bounce during their times? I think the BCCI should stick to its guns and keep tradition alive. There would never be a Kumble had India never had spinning tracks. Where would Bhajji’s hattrick be at the Eden Gardens? Does Sri Lanka or Pakistan ever talk about changing the conditions of their tracks? Slow and spin-friendy tracks are what “IDENTIFY” India in the world of cricket. In my eyes, to go against it is being non-Indian.
This news report on Hindustan Times clams that the Australian public is gearing up to give the Indian players a taste of the same medicine that was dished out to Andrew Symonds. Which is really sad considering that 4-5 spectators in a general crowd of over 50,000 have caused a major headache for the organizers. Indian spectators have, in general, been extremely hospitable to the visiting teams.
The really pathetic part in all this is, if Australian spectators also resort to heckling and racism then they are just going to prove that what those few Indians did was right. The Australians should, in fact, lead by example and show that there is no racism in this great country. Otherwise, its just going to sour relations further and events like this can quickly transgress into the very social fabric of the country.
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Indian Cricket is blessed with enormous amount of fans and followers. Whenever and wherever their team goes to perform, they cheer, they shout, they chant as if their life is at stake. Cricket is a religion in this part of the world.
That’s Indian Cricket for you.
How many times have you heard in a stadium, spectators chanting:-
“Sachin, Sachin, Sachin…” or “Sourav, Sourav, Sourav…”, include new names as well Yuvraj and Dhoni?
Some say “Sachin is God”, others say “Sourav is my hero”. Pretty women say “Yuvraj is sexy” and “Dhoni you are awesome”. This is the fame these cricketers have earned.
We always used to complain that India’s biggest possession “KOHINOOR” diamond is in erroneous hands. People say that India lost that GEM sometime in the dust of history.
Loading ...Collingwood, with respect, is a poor man’s Mark Ealham.
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