Cricketing World after Sydney summit

Cricketing World after Sydney summit

A new chapter has been started in the history books of the world cricket. Sometime in the futures this might be called as the effects of Indo – Australia Test match at Sydney. The cricketing achievements like the 16th successive win by Australian team, 38th Test century of Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, 29th test century of Haiden etc. will go in the darkness of background generated from the unfair partial and one sided decisions of umpires Steeve Buckner and Benson. Even the TV umpire [third] was not hesitated for being the part of non rational and non justified umpiring as he refuse to declare Australian Batsman Andrew Symond out stumped even when the TV coverage was clearly showing that batsman was not in the crease when bells dislodged by the Indian wicketkeeper M.S. Dhoni. In this atmosphere ICC match referee had also played his part not only justifying the catch of Sourav Ganguli taken by Clarck, where as the reply made it very much clear that catch was not completed as with the falling of the fielder on the ground ball went on to touch the ground, but also went on recommending a three match ban on Indian spinner Harbhajan for so called racial comment “Big Monkey” for Australian player Andrew Symonds, though neither there were any audio/video evidence nor the ground umpires supported the blame.

ICC later on, under the pressures of Indian players and BCCI, who threaten to call off the tour, agreed to prevent further participation in the series by disputed ground umpires and allowed Harbhajan to play in the series till the ICC chief match referee look into matter. Though for a time being things seems to be settled down and it appears that series will go according to predefined schedules but that will happen only if ICC reach to a decision within next seven days, the ultimate time given by the Indian players. If ICC fails to resolve the issue within time limit or the Appeal commissioner upholds the decisions of match referee there are more chances that Indian players will refuse to be further part of the series and might BCCI will also decide in favor of calling the tour off.

I am being a strong positive minded person hence even these most dark situations are the brightly shining one for me, you surely will agree with me when we together will have impacts of all this on the cricketing world. Technological excellence has provided a space for the highlighting the mistakes committed by the field umpires. Like the Tennis we can’t allow to umpires to stand on the ground just for calling the over and let the other decisions be made with the help of technology. I am also not agree with upcoming demand of challenging umpires decision by the captain as this will result in loosing the friendly spirit in which game is being played. I would like to increased active participation of ICC match referee, who is at present there just to relax and once a while impose a fine for slow bowling rate or helps the ground umpires in deciding the number of over in a rain curtailed match and seldom be the part of controversy like the Sydney test match. As the ground umpires are observing the match without the help of technology so they are bound to make mistake and help to create situations resembling with Sydney test hence my suggestion is that match referee must be given powers of rectifying the human mistakes committed by the field umpires. Whenever an appeal is made by the fielding side, the decision of field umpires must be reviewed by the match referee within next five minutes and in case of mistake batsman should be called back or called of the ground accordingly. This will not only release the tension of field umpires but will make the game more fair and interesting. As for as the front foot No ball is concerned on the terms of tennis a sound activated system can be activated.

Black Cricketing Sunday at Sydney

Black Cricketing Sunday at Sydney

This is not a game this is a war and everything is fair in the war, history will not discuses the way of your victory but will remember you for your victory, might be the mind of Ricky Pointing was being dominated by this thought when umpire asked him about the catch of Sourav Ganguli and even not being so sure he hold his finger up. A mistake or thoughtful action we can say because it results in what will take Pointing’s name in the record books of the game. All this had turned the game of Gentlemen into game of shame.

You might believe it are not but the fact is that while my discussion with my son over the issue of Harbhajan and Andrew, I told him that match referee will go on to punish Harbhajan with a ban. “How will they can do when there are no evidence against Bhazi?” was the question of my son, and my response was “I don’t know but surely this will happen, for keeping the compromising ground ready, for the facing the emotion storm of Indians, as there are very strong waves of anger and protest among the cricket lovers through out the country, as in this match neither India had last the match nor Australians have won but match has been allotted to Australia by the umpires. The anger is very much high because if the umpires had not favored Australia at the various crucial moments of the game surely India was going to win and make the series at levels. All this will force BCCI to take some strong action and punishment of Harbhajan can be taken as compromising factor”.

In few hours time my speculation proved correct and Harbhjan singh was punished for a three match ban for calling “Big Monkey” to Andrew Symonds, though there were no evidence just two other players were saying that they heard Harbhajan pronouncing this word, but even if we take it that Harbhajan has pronounced so called word than firstly I wonder the how the Ricky Pointing and Australian team forget that they have been guilty of almost pushing the BCCI president Sharad Power from the Dias in a prize ceremony at Mumbai were escaped from the punishment just because BCCI President and Indians have taken their action in sporting way and had not complained. It seems that all this was planned only for Pointing who was finding this Indian spinner almost unplayable. This verdict recalled me a scene from the Maharashtra, when Yudhastra last him self, brothers and wife Dropadi. Duryodhan asked Dushasan to take all the cloths of Dropadi and make her naked, at that time Dropadi asked Bhisham Pitamah, “O! Grand father you have fame of being the expert and knowing the true meaning of religion, does this action of Kouravs is standing with the religious norms and tradition of civilized society?” Bhisham Pitamah replied “Dropadi don’t ask me the minute details of religion, what I can say that whatever the winner or powerful says that is the truth, religion and mark of civilization.”

After the episode of “Murali” once again Australians had proved that at least in the cricketing world they are powerful and winner, but they are forgetting one thing that it is quite possible that in the future all the star Indian players, like the Murali might refuse to tour Australia.

Note: Friends as at my other blog My Article World , I have started a long series articles "India: 60 Years: 60 Words" and don't wish either to interrupt that series or start a fresh blog for the rest of my writings hence my writings other than ongoing series will publish here on this blog of Travel India

13th Australian Cricketer at Sydney

13th Australian Cricketer at Sydney

India is on the tour of so called mighty and frequent world champions of the cricket. The kingdom of undisputed kings of the game was under the threat from the first foot landing of India on land of kangarros.


Over the years it was the tendency and part of game plan that Australian players and press start a campaign against the touring team and show the unnecessary aggression on the ground. Australians players have an attitude of opting and going for anything for the victory. Unfortunately over the years their, this attitude was not challenged by any other team and they keep on winning tournament after tournament, this run of successive victories made the Australian players rude. They even started to think about self bigger than the game.

The scenario went under the change since the Twenty-20 world cup in the South Africa last year, when M. S Dhoni was leading the Indian squad and Indians started to tackle the Australians with the game plan which they were used to implement against the opponents since so many years. It was the success of Indians that Australia could not make the final of this inaugural tournament. This was the first time that Australians not only meet with the opponent equipped with the same weapons but went to taste the defeat. Even the Australian tour to India after T-20 championship doesn’t prove wound healing for Australians as they were again beaten by Indians in the solo T-20 match of the tour, not only this but they also got a reciprocal answer for their activities involving other than game skills not only by the Indian players on the ground but also from the common Indians who were present there on the ground for watching the game.

Now it was turn of India to tour the Australia and players were eager to tackle the opponents in every activity on or off the ground, but things are seems to be taking a different turn on SGC during the second Test Match. It seems that Australians might become aware of the fact that their normal on and off the ground skills might not going to prove sufficient for the series won hence they decided to take the grounds with 13 player [11 team members plus two umpires] at Sydney. The things started to reflect from the day one when Australians were finding hard to face their bating collapse umpire Steev Bankar run into help them by giving Andrew not out twice and Australia went on to pile a 400 plus total in the first inning. The Things doesn’t stopped here Indian first inning ended as the victim of bad umpiring. The series of mistake went on against the India and this time Rahul and Sourav were the victims.

All this happening is prompting me to write that if I might be the president of BCCI, by this time the match might be over [still a ten over game is left and India is trying to come out from the shadows of defeat] as I might have asked the Indian Captain to declare Indian second inning on the umpire's action of giving out sourav after getting confirmation from the player who doesn’t walk out of ground even after knowing that he has touched the ball and fielder had taken the catch.

Surely this is the proper time for the game authorities to steep in the happenings and come forward with action of writing off this test match from the record book as the fate of the game has been decided by the series of mistakes by the umpires. If the BCCI is not going to come forward to protest this surely this will be going to work as the demoralising factor for the Indian players and all the remaining match will not remain attractive for the lovers of the game over the world as Indian players for the rest of match will go into ground with the pre known fact that they are playing for defeat.

Note: Friends as at my other blog My Article World , I have started a long series articles "India: 60 Years: 60 Words" and don't wish either to interrupt that series or start a fresh blog for the rest of my writings hence my writings other than ongoing series will publish here on this blog of Travel India.