If U are an avid follower of Cricket, or even if U have played 1st Class Cricket like me U can see the long appeals which are done from the Aussies,pressuring the Umpires to give the decisions in their favour. One does not understand that if U have a Third Umpire why not ask them , after all why are they there !!!. Even a single wrong decision can tilt the game either way. I personally feel that even the umpires have to be fined in this matter.
RE:Australia survive NZ flurry.
by Anjali Building on Aug 28, 2005 10:55 PM
Dear Mr. Ravi Gadiyar,
Can you please explain, "I have played Ist class cricket"? Does playing cricket near the Sion Killa after school classify as Ist class cricket or playing for LAHS in the 1970s? If it is the latter, then even I played for LAHS with you so does that brand me as a "Ist class cricketer".
But your claim to fame was that you bowled for Sunny Gavaskar at the Gymkhana nets, though nobody could really verify that.
As for your batting (which was not much), Balia always had your number and had you clean bowled most of the times if you did not get out to Suresh's swingers or Mechi's off spinners. As for Kalle and Madde ...you had no clue about their bowling.
But I did enjoy playing with you because you were very competitive and bowled with a lot of focus and determination. Oh boy, the good ol' days..Can never forget....AND I enjoyed eating at Udipi Sri Krishna!!!
Looks to me kind a Slappy game lol, First Ricky felt it wont be as Close as he expected, but in the End almost he Could've gotten some Good Total resistance from Kiwis. althought Mills was awesome --- well this is just cricket u gotta be in top of something if u want it. I was thinking RICKY was like Cripple in a ditch, almost could've loose the match. but still Rick's got it :-) good luck in Final Game(Australia)
