Hypocarcy and hullabaloo!!!

My posting on www.news.com.au for a reply of Mr. Thompson's posting.Find the original on http://blogs.foxsports.com.au/cricket/index.php/foxsports/comments/hypocrisy_and_hysteria/

Dear Mr.Thompson,

I see that a lot is lost and fought about the things that happened. You know the best benefitted are people are the one who have no knowledge of the game? i believe that you have some sense and knowledge of the game and i presume that you belong to australia (though its clear from your write up). Its a shame that you are not willing to look at the other side.

We, indians, have always believed that if harbajan is guilty then sack him, the question though is that is he actually guilty? between if we see the match over and over again, its quiet clear that the match went on like a crazy outburst for i could only see aussies being extremly desperate like school boys to win it. not to mentioned they celebrated as if had they lost they wouldve been hanged. For your reference i would like to state a few facts: -

1) Rashid latif (Pak) was banned for 5 (Five!!) matches when he claimed (!!!) to have taken a catch when actually he had grounded it. Judge:- Mike Proctor (Aus). Now if he is one person who is unbiased, how did Ricky pointing escaped. Am not willing to understand it?

2) Its quiet astonishing that "Monkey" is a rascist word, for i would surely like to know what you aussies call the animal thats brown, has a black face and the first specie from whole of mankind evolved from, its definitely not a kangaroo!!!. So whats next, someone calling someone else a tiger being an abuse... To us and the sensible lot monkey remains an animal, perhaps you would have a whole new definition for it.

3) Andrew symonds is out, not once, but twice and thrice, he still isnt ashamed of standing there. Leave umpires if you see yourself out of crease and the bails being off, am sure you understand it urself. So are we talking of selective honesty and claiming the world that we are partly honesty. Sir, we believed that atleast honesty is black and white.

4) Am sure CA is rich enough to have big screens on the ground, the ones that show the replays, its quiet astonishing that Ricky ponting couldnt see that he grounded the catch, not only that he also couldnt see that his mate clarke had also grounded it. And he has chivalry to go up and tell the world that he honest. Am sure he should not let his family see this match. They wont believe him after this for all the truth he has being speaking to them till now!!!

5) It a feilders right to appeal, and in all circumstances he should do so, but, excessive appeal is something thats a subjective term. Am suprised that only teams to be confronted with this are the teams other then australia. I do not believe that i have bad eyes and ears, more so, i cant believe that my brain cant understand what australia does and what the rest of the world.

6) Few years back, Mr Ricky ponting was playing against india and he was hit on his helmet by Javagal srinath, immediately srinaths reactions were to walk up to him to find out whether he is ok, to his dismay ponting greeted him with a series of invaluable comments which the whole world saw. What a team spirit and what a sportsman is leading your country.

Dear Sir, its pathetic to see the best brand ambassadors of the game stooping to such cheap levels of methods to win a game. Winning is as important as playing is, and winning is just a part of the game, problems start when you take it to heart.

Difference between a man and a child became visibly clear in the post match press conferences. While Anil handed it peacefully, ricky was crying all over the place, it was more like the tone of a 5 yr okd school boy whose caught red handed doing something that he wasnt suppose to...

In the end, am sure you guys atleast can read this piece coz i wouldnt be suprised if you cant, coz you guys dont even know that a monkey is an animal and not a Racial abuse...ridiculous debate and pathetic australian cricket team. you have done more damage to the game then hansie, atleast he was man enough to take it all in the face.