Everyone writing here a lot about racism, skin color and arrogant Aussies etc. Please remember one thing India is the main land of racism and regionalism. An Indian do not like an other Indian, if he is from an another state. Especially the North Indians do not like South Indians at all. Always Northies says that Southies are black and bad peoples. They call them Madrassi, Mallu etc. For example when Sreesanth started to bowl in Indian side, all the Northies was calling him Mallu monkey and never appreciate him for his superb contributions during England, SA tours and T-20 World Cup. So please understand the skin color, racism and all the ugly things are among the Indians than any one else in this world. Especially the Northies are stinks and always talk about their skin color and majorities. Shame you peoples who are crying and abusing Aussies for their nature.
RE:India is the main land of Racism
by ralph nader on Jan 09, 2008 04:06 PM
the biggest racist is that rogue vengsarkar--why look beyond indian shores for racists? you are right
RE:RE:India is the main land of Racism
by Sudhir Liberal on Jan 09, 2008 04:39 PM
@ Sumit.... Go to any part of the world where mankind reside & see if there is racism or not? & lemme tell u it will be there till eternity.... Stop writing this crap! Atleast we Indians may say anything but we are not back stabber or show double standards!!
RE:India is the main land of Racism
by Sudhir Liberal on Jan 09, 2008 04:14 PM
Keep ur sympathy with you mate, we dont need ur fake sympathy.... We have been receiving end in all the last 3 series we played in ur country.... the 'neutral' umpires always make mistakes against visiting team ay crutial juncture of match & ur bowlers alwayz ur cheap tactics of abusing opposition player's family time n again.... U FOOLED ME ONCE SHAME ON U, U FOOLED ME TWICE SHAME ON ME...
RE:RE:India is the main land of Racism
by RR on Jan 09, 2008 04:25 PM
hey duncan,im sorry too abut the flag burning.lets focus on the sport only ok.some idiot burns a flag.never mind .
RE:India is the main land of Racism
by RR on Jan 09, 2008 04:22 PM
I agree.Burning the Australian flag is far more serious than any dispute about a cricket match.Its a shame and as an Indian I condemn it.Dear fellow Indians, please dont forget,there is a lot of support for the Indian team in Oz and that includes white australians too.Now everybody just back off and let the bitterness go.
RE:India is the main land of Racism
by pooja verma on Jan 09, 2008 06:07 PM
well agreed to ur points but tat doesnt mean tat racism is there in india alone.it is there in other parts of the world too.
RE:RE:RE:Indians must relax and enjoy and look at the brighter side
by Charlie Schembri on Jan 09, 2008 04:02 PM
I am surprised at the naivity you Indians have!
RE:RE:RE:RE:Indians must relax and enjoy and look at the brighter side
by vivamumbai on Jan 09, 2008 04:57 PM
Yes 'fair and lovely' skin whitener cream is popular in India. We forget that black is beautiful.
Why are India playing in canberra? Shouldn't they be in Perth getting acclimatised to the fast paced pitches of western australia? it seems like an opportunity is being lost. Canberra is on the other side of the continent ( much like the distance between L.A and New York in America) the pitch in Canberra is very seldon used for internationals. A warm up match against the W.A state squad would have been ideal. It seems like a very strange itinerary for this tour i.e only one lead up match against VIC -which was washed out.
RE:Why are they in Canberra?
by Doogie Hauser on Jan 09, 2008 04:33 PM
FYI, Manuka Oval is one of the best pitches in the country. You don't lose playing at Manuka (and I'm not from Canberra). Dude, why give a sucker a legup. Thats why in the good old days, Perth was first. No acclimatising on the fastest pitch in the world. Worked well until a certain Malcolm Marshall turned up on our shores but thats another story. Should work a treat against these guys...
RE:RE:Why are they in Canberra?
by Charlie Schembri on Jan 09, 2008 04:52 PM
I was watching year 8 students playing on Manuka in March of last year. Didn't know it was an international class pitch. Just seems a silly place to play when they are half way through the series. I reckon that Windies team would have given us a hiding today-has there ever been a better bowling line-up than roberts, marshall, ambrose etc?
RE:Why are they in Canberra?
by Doogie Hauser on Jan 09, 2008 05:59 PM
Been a while since I played there but it was as true as with a little bit for everyone. Ground itself is a bit hokey but you can't fault the pitch. It is silly when your going to Perth, but I'm curious whose in and where is the Indian embassy in Canberra. Sounds like a driveby to me. Roberts was exceptionally good. Holding was too. Marshall in my view was the best of them. I've never seen anyone destroy a batting lineup like Marshall in Perth (84 I think). Ambrose I always felt was good but more because of his physicality, same as Garner. Bowling wise, they would kick us but batting and fielding I'd say we had the edge. Would depend on the pitch.
RE:RE:Why are they in Canberra?
by Sankara Raman on Jan 09, 2008 04:46 PM
Well guys, Perth has gotten lot slower these days ...but still Indians will have to put their best foot forward ... err backward (for backfoot play) in this match. BCCI has got it all wrong right from the time they planned the itinerary (I heard Harsha Bhogle tell in Sep/Oct about the poor planning of the Indian board!). All said and done, Syndey is a test that all would like to forget ... pity that has to be the case despite amazing innings by Laxman and Tendulkar!
RE:Why are they in Canberra?
by RR on Jan 09, 2008 04:27 PM
Charlie
Youre the man.BCCI is run by corrupt money hungry guys who know two figs about acclimatisation and scheduling.How about applying for a consultants job with BCCI;-)
RE:indian practice match
by sanjay puslekar on Jan 09, 2008 03:04 PM
I think Yuvraj would try to come bacak in Perth so avoid Yuvraj. In place of Yuvraj you can drop I.Sharma.
RE:indian practice match
by srihari on Jan 09, 2008 03:20 PM
yuraj body language looks very bad......his fielding which was a strong point also has become worse.it is better if we rest him
Indian team should have been gone to Perth directly to do a practice in the ground rather than going to Canberra to play a match agaist a local TEAM.BCCI must wake up.
RE:Indian Team
by Charlie Schembri on Jan 09, 2008 03:08 PM
i agree with you 100%. seems like a silly thing to have them playing on the east coast( well, slightly inland)
Our sources in NewZealand confirmed that Billy bowden was very happy and was found surfing net. He exploited google for searching Aussie team players family photos. He agreed that he had a chat with Ponting over phone. But said it was nothing official it was personal. Our sources told that Ponting got angry over the use of his famous hook gesture for signalling out, But Billy Bowden told this time he would use it for the opposite purpose.
Our sources in NewZealand confirmed that Billy bowden was very happy and was found surfing net. He exploited google for searching Aussie team players family photos. He agreed that he had a chat with Ponting over phone. But said it was nothing official it was personal. Our sources told that Ponting got angry over the use of his famous hook gesture for signalling out, But Billy Bowden told this time he would use it for the opposite purpose.
