Sledging is new to India and Sreesanth, Bhaji all should do it in a controlled way. Now sreesanth abuse and make provocative comments hwich reallly happers his perfomance. Thats what really matters. He has immense talent and that should not be wasted by sledging.
Australians have done it with the whole work and most of the indian players were at the receving end including Sachin. Remmeber the slator incidnet in 2002.
There is absolutely no doubt that Australia the whole things about Indian aggression has started getting into their nerves.
If he is asking BCCI to take action against any indian player, then Australia should have taken action against Mcgrath, Slator etc long time ago
India Australia rivalry really came of age in the 70s....before that Australia enjoyed overwhelming superiority and India just made up the numbers in the game.... In the 70s, India became a world class team and australia lost key players to WSC.. end result was that the rivalry was now on a knife's edge and the battles were tough and intense...
In the 80s, India gained the edge and trashed Australia time and again... This led to a growing resentment and the animosity between Indian and aussie players reached a high during the mid 80s... Racial slurs directed at Indian players became common the chief culprits being Greg Mathews, Dean Jones, the Late David Hookes, Rodney Hogg etc Indians were referred to as Tram conductors, coolies etc and the weak governing body did nothing about this....
The ICC then became tough in the 90s, the Aussies became a great team and India vs Australia became a marquee matchup in cricket!! There was now no animosity or hatred but healthy rivalry and a mutual respect... Aussies respected Sachin, Kumble, Dravid and we had tremendous respect for Mark Taylor, Shane Warne, Steve Waugh, Gillespie and other greats..
Battles were close and tough and the issue always hung in doubt... this lasted till 2001...
In the last few years, the Aussies have again assumed overwhelming ascendancy and India v Oz is no longer seen as a marquee matchup!!
Instead of trying to gain lost glory thru focused cricket, the Indians are now falling into the sle
RE:A history of India australia rivalry....
by Bhasmasur on Oct 15, 2007 08:43 PM
Instead of trying to gain lost glory thru focused cricket, the Indians are now falling into the sledging trap and the aussies having established huge superiority don't feel the need to establish cordiality..... The ugly face of sledging has returned and for the first time in history, the Indians are not the innocent victims but an equal party in this mudslinging.......
RE:A history of India australia rivalry....
by HARD HITTER on Oct 15, 2007 08:53 PM
India aussy ODI started from 1980 and we won the 1st ODI. Overall we played more than 90 ODI's with aussies till date, but we managed to win only 28 out of these. Best year for india was 1998 where we won 4 oDI out of 7. So the fact is that right from the induction of ODI between india and austrilia, we have always been in backfoot.
RE:A history of India australia rivalry....
by HARD HITTER on Oct 15, 2007 09:06 PM
India aussy test started way back in 1947-48. we played 8 test till 1969 and we lost all the test. from 1970 to 1980 e played 18 test and won 3 out if them. 1980 was very productive year for us we played 5 test and won 3 and drew 1. 1987 we saw the famous tie match. again from 1091 to 2005 we have played 26 test and have managed to win only 7.
RE:Gaurav is not Jat, he is PAKI
by Gaurav Deol on Oct 15, 2007 08:38 PM
Changa..Now u have to resort to the last option.. Brave..very brave keyboard tiger..keep it up..u should be ashamed to talk like that about a person whose tribe has the most brave regiment guarding the frontiers against the terrorist nations..u r sick to abuse me when i point out that what sreeshanth diD8 antics) and our crowd did( abuse symonds) was wrong. we have a great history and culture , we are not barbarians like aussies, if u did not know, they have penal history and convict origins, let them continue in their way, but we should ot do it.. keep on keyboard Tiger paul
RE:Gaurav is not Jat, he is PAKI
by Paul on Oct 15, 2007 08:53 PM
You are teaching me my country's culture. Go learn some PAKI culture, that is what you need. You called me Tiger, well i am proud to behave like a tiger, and you are a FOX... FOX will shit on his pant seeing a tiger.
RE:Gaurav is not Jat, he is PAKI
by Gaurav Deol on Oct 15, 2007 08:45 PM
hahahahahaha..a bit of a fun ehhh hardhitter??if he did ever try to do day, i would gladly break his gardhan
RE:RE:Gaurav is not Jat, he is PAKI
by HARD HITTER on Oct 15, 2007 08:56 PM
hahhahahahhaah. These fools, instead of showing relevance to the subject, like to pass cheap comments. They are here just to get noticed
Fellow blogger Mr Natraj Tanjore has put some very thought provoking messages... He has given the example of Greg Mathews who behaved in a boorish manner during the 1986 tour of India.... Very true, you are spot on...but here we are talking of sledging or mental disintegration!!
The master of mental disintegration was Steve Waugh who defined it as a psychological warfare meant to enter the mind of the opponent and unsettle him.... Thru verbal taunts, jabs and barbs, innuendos, light hearted banter, the aussies succeed in unsettling the opposition batsmen and disturb their focus and concentration. End result is an injudicious shot that results in disaster and the aussie purpose is served!!
So, how should you counter this?? By simply not getting drawn into any verbal tussle and not losing focus... if Indian batsmen don't get drawn into verbal exchanges and keep their concentration, the aussie purpose would be defeated..... and sledging would die a slow death in that series.. By getting into verbal battles, you are playing into aussie hands cos what they want is not to abuse you, but to make you lose your concentration which gives them an advantage...
So a truly aggressive India would maintain epistemological focus and forget the raving and ranting.....
About downright boorish behaviour, that needs to be condemned and the ICC match referee needs to act tough and strong....
RE:Message for Mr Natraj Tanjore...
by HARD HITTER on Oct 15, 2007 08:35 PM
currently only one person in our team is capable of maitaining his own cool at any point of time and he is sachin. even I have seen dravid losing his patience.
Sreesanth is very aggressive agreed !. However he is aggressive while playing cricket... Not like Shoaib, who is involved in doping, raping, getting after women, etc. He is young and he will learn his lesson. Why should he keep quite with someone is talking about him or his cricket team that too Australia. I think what he is doing is right.. expect for that he is on a loosing side. And please, do not compare Sreesanth with Shoaib, Sreesanth deserves better%u2026 he is a nice guy for a cricketer.
RE:That%u2019s not Ture.... Sreesanth is not behaving like Shoaib Akhtar !
by Abhay T on Oct 15, 2007 08:33 PM
Agreed! Sreesanth is miles away from Shoaib Akhtar. But the problem is heading towards the same path. "Sledging" is not a big problem but "Angry reaction" could land him in big trouble. This is because angriness is a sign of weakness and loosing control. This affects performance. A real agression is shown by Yuvraj who had a little arguments before hitting 6 sixes. Sreesanth needs to control his bowling and use his performance as a reaction. He need to concentrate on giving justice to his own talents.
RE:That%u2019s not Ture.... Sreesanth is not behaving like Shoaib Akhtar !
by Paul on Oct 15, 2007 09:04 PM
Sree need to controll, little bit. But I think Aussi is kind of afried of his pace. He could bowl fast and furious in australian pitches
i am very ashamed the way he behaves when he has still to grow into the team. the other day he dropped symonds the one he insulted. who had the last laugh? his aggressive ways are going against him. his bowling is erratic ... all because he thinks he has to be aggressive. i think he should be kept out for some time till he learns to show more discipline on the ground.
RE:sreesanth' behaviour
by HARD HITTER on Oct 15, 2007 08:33 PM
Aggression and arrogance these are 2 different things. when prasad's ball was hit by amir sohail for a boundary, amir sohail pointed towards boundary and told prasad that that is the place where his ball should go. The very next ball prasad cleaned him up and showed him the way to pavillion.What prasad did to amir sohail is called as AGGRESSION. Similarly flintoff sledged yuvraj and in very next over yuvraj hit 6 soexes. This is what is called as aggression. what does shreesanth do? he give 70 runs in 10 overs, 10-15 wides and takes a wicket or 2 at the end of an inning.drops lolly catches and that too of people for whom he has performed(antics). In short, he should be banned from playing
RE:sreesanth' behaviour
by Abhay T on Oct 15, 2007 08:37 PM
Exactly! He is only showing his anger and not really AGGRESSIVE. His behaviour can only hit headlines. People will keep arguing his case but at the end of the day it neither good for him nor for the team's cause.
Agression without real performance is what Shoaib Akhtar stands for. Sreesanth is is clearly not able to pay justice to his talents and taking his frustration out. This is really childish and doesn't who says what, it is not going to take him or Indian team anywhwere.
Most comments point out that if Aussies can do it then why not Indians. The comments are ridiculous. Firstly, when you react to sledging, you are actually showing your own weakness. Look at Yuvraj. He had a small argument just before his superb 6 sixes. He didn't loose control of himself, didn't let the situation go out of control either, but backed up his agression with a real performance. This is what is required. If Sreesanth was really agressive he should have finsihed series with 25 wickets from 7 matches, with some match winning moments. That didn't happen. He was merely angry and not agressive. Showing anger is a sign of weakness and normally strengthens your enemy. This is what precisely happening with Sreesanth. He is in the headlines backed up by some specific kind of fans but has not shown any outstanding performance recently. Chapel has obviously nothing to do with Indian cricket and perhaps he commented only to mock and demoralise him. But, the problem this is bound to happen. You can't just shut other's mouth. The only way to shut up other is by showing your own performance. Sreesanth need to understand the gravity of the problem and need to improve before it gets out of control.
If you are winning you can make faces, sledge, try to cut the head off your opponent and that is right..... and if you end up being on the loosing side you have to take all the above without saying a word..... Sure, sreesanth's behaviour was not good for cricket but the same goes for Aussies too..... whatever happens to sreesanth is for the indians to see.... why do we need an australian to speak about our team.... He should better mind his own country's team..... he is neither the coach of indian team nor is he the manager.... so he should just refrain from commenting on the indian team
RE:what nonsense
by Abhay T on Oct 15, 2007 08:39 PM
It doesn't matter who says what. The fact is only showing his anger and not really AGGRESSIVE. His behaviour can only hit headlines. People will keep arguing his case but at the end of the day it neither good for him nor for the team's cause. Real agression is shown by Yuvraj after having small argument with Flintoff. Guys, you need to understand the differnce between agression and showing off anger. Showing anger is a sign of weakness that strengthens your opponent.
If you are winning you can make faces, sledge, try to cut the head off your opponent and that is right..... and if you end up being on the loosing side you have to take all the above without saying a word..... Sure, sreesanth's behaviour was not good for cricket but the same goes for Aussies too..... whatever happens to sreesanth is for the indians to see.... why do we need an australian to speak about our team.... He should better mind his own country's team..... he is neither the coach of indian team nor is he the manager.... so he should just refrain from commenting on the indian team
If you are winning you can make faces, sledge, try to cut the head off your opponent and that is right..... and if you end up being on the loosing side you have to take all the above without saying a word..... Sure, sreesanth's behaviour was not good for cricket but the same goes for Aussies too..... whatever happens to sreesanth is for the indians to see.... why do we need an australian to speak about our team.... He should better mind his own country's team..... he is neither the coach of indian team nor is he the manager.... so he should just refrain from commenting on the indian team
