Looking at all the comments above I wonder how we can call ourselves a great cricket loving nation. How could anyone who loves the spirit of the game not agree with Langer's comments? Is it out of the very same inferiority complex above mentioned? After all if it is not that then we can see with plain eyes that this was indeed an absolute mockery of a pitch. Did not the Bangalore pitch turn too? Wasn't the Aussies superior there too? Why does Ganguly have to critsize the groundsman if he choose to make a bouncier track than he is used to playing? Won't making bouncier tracks here help us in our preparations to deal with Aussies when we play abroad? At least one the matter of the pitch I wholeheartedly agree with Langer and congratulate the Australian team for a brilliant performance and for entertaining us. If we can't look at our own faults with a straight face then we only have ourselves to blame.
It has become a fshion for Goras from abroad to come to India and criticise pitches, once they lose. Why pitches suitable for fast bowlers are considered superior to the ones prepared to suit spinners? Is it because they are prepared by Goras? The kind of pitches India had in New Zealand, Perth showcased Indian batsmen like lambs in front of hungry lions(?!). But Indian didi not (or could not) raise 10% of hue and cry that Australians are raising. I think Indian media is also giving tooooooo much footage to these BAD LOSERS.
RE:What about Perth.............Justin?
by Rajesh on Nov 22, 2004 05:30 AM
Did you know before the series started, the pitch in Bangalore was called Kumble crumbler in Australian newspapers and the headlines in most were "Indians shamelessly doctor the pitch". Pitches in India have always been a dust bowl, we are not gonna make it look like a Gabba pitch because the Australians are coming. There are flaws in our system I don't deny that, but there are flaws with Australians cricketers as well, they can't play spin and exploiting that is not a bad thing. One of the flaws with our system is that BCCI didn't plan for this series and didnt exploit the Australians weakness to the hilt. They should have held this series in mid Indian summer and one match should have been definitely be in Kolkatta.
Analysis of the series would tell you the following.
1) You did not win the test series, the umpires won it for you by gifting the first test.
2) Had the rains not come about at chennai, the series would have been squared.
3) This is a case where statistics lie but I Think your team did not win the series. Even with the whole Indian team in half the strength and half the form.
4) You and your captain are sore losers. I think the english have taught you that.
5) The lottery was the toss in first two tests.
6) Your captain is known to be a punter, the lottery would be like second nature to him.
I accept that people would like to see more than two days of cricket played by "22 of the best cricketers" in the world. But, why isnt there the same amount of cribbing and complaints when the wickets are absolutely batsmen-friendly? If having a batsman-friendly wicket does not spoil the game of test cricket, how can bowler-friendly wickets do so? The only difference is, test matches on bowler friendly wockets last for two days, and the ones on batsmen-friendly wickets will last forever, if played.
Even on the Wankhede wicket, there were batsmen who could post some runs without any difficulty. The bounce, I thought was fairly consistent. It is the bad batting from both the sides that got the test match over in two days. Also, would'nt we like to see the great batsmen distinguish themselves from the ordinary ones by batting well on such wickets?
Have you noticed the bounce and pace one gets when one visits the WACA in Perth or the crap pitches we got end 2002 when we visited NZ.
We Indians have an inferiority complex when we see "white-skinned" people.Why shd we be even bothered what their comments are about such pitches just like they donot care or bother about our views on bouncy pithces in their country.
Right from the moment aussies stepped in India, they have been praising Indian Cricketers. This is in contrary to previous years, where they start playing mindgames by criticizing opponents before the start of the tour. May be its time we understand their tactics. If cricket is our religion then nothing should happen that hurt us religion.. Shame on Indian cricket team.. They came, they saw, they conquered..
Reading Langer's comments on the final test, I couldn't help thinking that he and many of the Aussie batsmen failed there ebcause they didnt take their chances . Laxman and Tendulkar made batting look easy and Laxman in particular was set to go on but for a great catch. Martyn was playing well too.
Yes the pitch wasnt great but it was a test - one which wasnt dangerous for the batsmen personally and we won. Stop crying Aussies!
