Ranjan Madugalle is the softest ICC Match Referee we have. These kinds of offense really deserves one match suspension or may be more..! And he gave minimum fine... as alwaays. The same person gave a light punishment for Afridi and also other similar mild decisions!!
Broad has been the spoiled brat in England cricket.. and looks like another "Yuvraj Singh treatment" is needed for him to know his place in cricket!
broad is an a.s hole ..ive neva seen him appealing for lbws..he just runs to celebrate neva asking the umpires..but he gets away wit it every time but if an asian player does it hez straightway fined..this time he went to far but the punishment is not worth it..he should hav been banned for a test
This man is too soft. However outrageous may be the player's action, he never ever punishes the white players.
For a similar offence, non whites would have been banned for a couple of matches.
Remember the Sulaiman Benn incident? Brad Haddin provoked Benn and Johnson made physical contact with Benn and Benn had to sit out two matches, while Haddin and Johnson got off with a fine. The incident was live on TV and yet the match refree penalised Benn while letting off the Aussies.
This has been going on for decades. Imagine if an Indian had done it, he would have got a 5 match ban. After all, didnt cricket australia try to get HArbhajan banned in 2008, for something as trivial as calling someone a name(which mcgrath did for a decade and got away with). Now that Sharad pawar is soon to be chairman, CA and ECB are going to learn a few harsh truth. Its time to give back in kind to sledgers and petulances. And broad anyway is an overrated bowler, as Yuvi showed in 2007.
His father Chris Broad is known for his racist & harsh treatment when it comes to Asian players as a match referee... His son carries forward the hate by throwing the ball... I will not be surprised if he gets away lightly..
Re: Like Father Like Son
by Kanwar Arora on Aug 09, 2010 04:59 PM
he got away lightly. if some asian would have done it he/she would have got 3-5 match ban or may be even more
Re: Re: Like Father Like Son
by Sree Kumar on Aug 09, 2010 05:17 PM
Why are you guys crying when he is doing what we should have been doing? Are Pakis known for sportsmanship? What has their captain Afridi done? Have you heard of Pak umpire Shakoor Rana? There is nothing like Asian Block in cricketing world.
Re: Re: Re: Like Father Like Son
by ayuba khan on Aug 09, 2010 08:21 PM
We can never stoop so low. We are not like Pakistanis,Englishman,Australians or any one else for that matter. We are Indians and very proud of our achievements both on and off the field.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Like Father Like Son
by Sree Kumar on Aug 09, 2010 10:41 PM
Come on Khan, you guys remember sportsmanship only when Pakis are at the receiving end! And note we detest Pakis. Both on and off the field! Last but not least, we are not at fault for this situation.
Re: Like Father Like Son
by Vikram Kunnath on Aug 09, 2010 05:23 PM
i agree . the only reason he always get away with a no of allegations - ball tampering , ball throwing , agressive actions is that he is Chris bBroad's son . Gavaskar and even Ian chappel have the same views. This is ridiculous
Re: Like Father Like Son
by Sree Kumar on Aug 09, 2010 05:21 PM
Why are you guys crying when he is doing what we should have been doing? Are Pakis known for sportsmanship? What has their captain Afridi done? Have you heard of Pak umpire Shakoor Rana?
