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Showing posts with label Cricket sledging. Show all posts

Team India, Beware of the Aussie Sledging Action

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,,,
It is a repeat of the India-Australia knock out match of the 2011 World Cup. That was the match when India had not only stopped the winning spree of Australia in World Cup, but also knocked them out of the tournament not making it possible to defend their title. Also remember, it was India who had stopped the winning spree of the Aussies in Tests too by winning the Perth Test after the controversital Sydeny Test.
And now is the replay of the same old match four years later. The entire world knows that it is the Australian team that is highly involved in sledging and provocating the opposition players.
They have always done it against England during the Ashes and whichever player or team is playing against them. Especially the key players in a certain team are always targeted. What business had Mitchell Starc to ask if Wahab Riaz of Pakistan sees the ball or not? This incident happened during the knock out match between Australia and Pakistan recently.
When India played against Zimbabwe in the league series, Brendon Taylor was punishing the Indian bowlers and literally fours and sixes were raining all over the ground. Did M S Dhoni even try to upset him by throwing a few words? Indian players (someone especially like Dhoni) never get involved in such (down market) activities on the field.
By the way, Australia has already begun their mind games in a bid to ‘disturb’ India’s winning spree. And by the way, it will not be easy for India to take on Australia in their own backyard. Though India gets support wherever they travel, this will be an acid test for them now.
There are only two matches that India really needs to win now after remaining unbeaten in the tournament so far – like New Zealand. It must be admitted that India’s bowling hasn’t really been tested by a strong opposition batting line up like Australia.
The Indian fans will be hoping that “#won’t give it back” becomes a reality soon!
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World Cup 2014: Sledding Should Be Done Off

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,
The ICC World Cup 2015 should be one such tournament that it should be a landmark in cricketing history where we wouldn’t see any sledging. But would that be possible in such a competitive age? Whatever be the reason for player sledging, it is a blot on the game.
Sledging in cricket has become an inseparable part of the game. Today’s competitive nature of the sport is making everyone say that this is how the game will be played. These are the days of cutthroat competition and one has to show aggression on the field. Well, that’s true. But this does not mean that one should play such mind games where battle on the field gets it off the field too. We have seen many sour incidents in the past that does no good to cricket.
Competition is tough and it has to be admitted. But sledging isn’t the way to cope with pressure. Many times either a batsman or a bowler sticks to sledging to upset the concentration of the other. This is totally uncharacteristic of a player. It looks like players have even forgotten that they are the ambassadors of a gentleman’s game.
Why is there is so much rush to play the game? Can’t the game be played with sportsmanship and the spirit for which it is known? The level of competition has got so high that even match fixing has come to the fore on many occasions. What’s more, players are even ready to spot fix even in Tests – the ultimate cricketing honor.
What the common cricket fan wants to see is a real tight game of cricket with no match fixing, no sledging but only tough cricket. We hope there are full matches – no over cuts due to bad weather.
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