Racial Sydney Cricket
Disputes of the suspended Indian cricket tour to Australia are going to prove as much as higher dispute as were the shadows of match fixing or the rebel tournament in the Australia and it might even result in the division of cricketing world. Whatever may happen to be the end results of the dispute but surely economic crises are waiting there. If ICC doesn’t come forward and BCCI, the board / country generating about 70% of cricketing revenue, comes forward with threatened action of calling back Indian team and abundant the tour, Cricket Australia will have to fight a long fight for getting the economic compensation, not only this but telecasting companies will face a huge revenue loss by loosing the advertisers, BCCI not only will pay to players but will also not get the guaranty money for Australia tour. The only favorable thing for the economics of the cricket is that with real huge population and cricket being the national passion in India, BCCI can over come these huge losses estimated to 100 carore with some what comfort because if BCCI appeals surely Indians will come forward because the issue is no more a cricketing issue but become related to pride and honor of the country and even a buck from every one will prove sufficient to meet the losses of BCCI.
All this was started with a so called racial comment “Big Monkey” by Indian spinner Harbhajan to Andrew Symonds while the spinner was bating. The dispute went on further as surprisingly ICC match referee Proctor went on to pose a three match ban on Indian spinner. The decision of match referee created clouds of suspects because 1. There were no audio / video evidence supporting the charge. 2. Ground umpires were not supporting the charge. 3. Sachin, one of the most trusted personality of cricketing word, who was with Harbhajan all the times during the exchange of words with Andrew on the ground, was witnessing in favor of Indian spinner. 4. Among from the duo of Haden and Clarck who witnessed in favor of charge, Clarck was never in the frame of TV coverage of exchange of words between the disputed players. In these situations the only probable reason of such non rational behavior by the match referee, comes to mind that as per the cricketing calendar India and South Africa have to clash after the Indian tour to Australia and might the South African referee be intended to shield the South African bating from the attack of this Indian spinner but when we consider the ground realities this seems a remote possibility.
One sided umpiring decisions, against India during all the five days of Sydney test and ban on Harbhajan cross the limits of Indian tolerance and naturally a wave of anger flashed through out the country. Every corner of the country started to sound with protesting voices of this unjustified and unfair decision and demands of calling back touring Indian cricket team. I am wondering how the “Big Monkey” becomes a racial comment because to my knowledge scientific world believes that human beings are the developed version of monkey like ancestors. I will also blame the zero tolerance shown by the Indian team from the day one of landing on the Australia for the current tour. It was sure to see a unpleasant end of Sydney test, if might the Sourav had been the captain of Indian team, when the Rahul Dravid was ruled out in the second inning but as our present gentleman captain Anil Kumbale preferred to go with zero tolerance hence India not only forced to loose the test match but also facing the charges of racial comments.
If we go with the Australian press, majority section is with Indians. Even the most famous Australian cricket writer Rebock went on to blame captain Pointing for turning the bunch of talented Australian cricket players into squad of wild hunting dogs.
At present it seems that play in the series will resume only if the ICC agree to Indian demand of withdrawing charge against the Harbhajan and insure no further participation of disputed umpires in the series.
In my own views the ideal solution over the dead lock is coming forward by the Andrew Symonds and other Australian players for withdrawing their, complain against the Indian spinner. It will not only take the on going series back to smooth tracks but will also indicate that Australians too have a big heart and sportsmanship in true sense. The cricketing world will be saved from the division and no cricketing board or ICC will have to face economic crises.
Disputes of the suspended Indian cricket tour to Australia are going to prove as much as higher dispute as were the shadows of match fixing or the rebel tournament in the Australia and it might even result in the division of cricketing world. Whatever may happen to be the end results of the dispute but surely economic crises are waiting there. If ICC doesn’t come forward and BCCI, the board / country generating about 70% of cricketing revenue, comes forward with threatened action of calling back Indian team and abundant the tour, Cricket Australia will have to fight a long fight for getting the economic compensation, not only this but telecasting companies will face a huge revenue loss by loosing the advertisers, BCCI not only will pay to players but will also not get the guaranty money for Australia tour. The only favorable thing for the economics of the cricket is that with real huge population and cricket being the national passion in India, BCCI can over come these huge losses estimated to 100 carore with some what comfort because if BCCI appeals surely Indians will come forward because the issue is no more a cricketing issue but become related to pride and honor of the country and even a buck from every one will prove sufficient to meet the losses of BCCI.
All this was started with a so called racial comment “Big Monkey” by Indian spinner Harbhajan to Andrew Symonds while the spinner was bating. The dispute went on further as surprisingly ICC match referee Proctor went on to pose a three match ban on Indian spinner. The decision of match referee created clouds of suspects because 1. There were no audio / video evidence supporting the charge. 2. Ground umpires were not supporting the charge. 3. Sachin, one of the most trusted personality of cricketing word, who was with Harbhajan all the times during the exchange of words with Andrew on the ground, was witnessing in favor of Indian spinner. 4. Among from the duo of Haden and Clarck who witnessed in favor of charge, Clarck was never in the frame of TV coverage of exchange of words between the disputed players. In these situations the only probable reason of such non rational behavior by the match referee, comes to mind that as per the cricketing calendar India and South Africa have to clash after the Indian tour to Australia and might the South African referee be intended to shield the South African bating from the attack of this Indian spinner but when we consider the ground realities this seems a remote possibility.
One sided umpiring decisions, against India during all the five days of Sydney test and ban on Harbhajan cross the limits of Indian tolerance and naturally a wave of anger flashed through out the country. Every corner of the country started to sound with protesting voices of this unjustified and unfair decision and demands of calling back touring Indian cricket team. I am wondering how the “Big Monkey” becomes a racial comment because to my knowledge scientific world believes that human beings are the developed version of monkey like ancestors. I will also blame the zero tolerance shown by the Indian team from the day one of landing on the Australia for the current tour. It was sure to see a unpleasant end of Sydney test, if might the Sourav had been the captain of Indian team, when the Rahul Dravid was ruled out in the second inning but as our present gentleman captain Anil Kumbale preferred to go with zero tolerance hence India not only forced to loose the test match but also facing the charges of racial comments.
If we go with the Australian press, majority section is with Indians. Even the most famous Australian cricket writer Rebock went on to blame captain Pointing for turning the bunch of talented Australian cricket players into squad of wild hunting dogs.
At present it seems that play in the series will resume only if the ICC agree to Indian demand of withdrawing charge against the Harbhajan and insure no further participation of disputed umpires in the series.
In my own views the ideal solution over the dead lock is coming forward by the Andrew Symonds and other Australian players for withdrawing their, complain against the Indian spinner. It will not only take the on going series back to smooth tracks but will also indicate that Australians too have a big heart and sportsmanship in true sense. The cricketing world will be saved from the division and no cricketing board or ICC will have to face economic crises.
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