As per reports, Kartik warned the batsman two times. So how many times the batsman should be warned? Bengal Captain should take his batsman to task. No point in blaming Kartik
I fail to understand this cribbing by Team Bengal. Did the Railways not play within the rules of the game? Is Mankading not allowed? Has it been banned? Were the Bengal batsmen trying to gain a yard or two NOT warned by the bowler?
Was trying to gain that extra yard by the Bengal batsmen in the 'spirit' of the game? And then refusing to shake hands with the Railway players after the game .....was it in the 'spirit' of the game?
Re: What's the problem, Bengal??
by Sunil Bhandari on Dec 11, 2013 04:57 PM
Don't agree at all. This is a sport- sportsmanship is of paramount importance- there have been innumerable situations in domestic & international matches when such run outs could have been affected but were not as it is a foregone and universally accepted fact that such outs are not ethical and goes against the spirit of the game. As rightly pointed by Shukla, wither both teams play by rule book or both play by spirit- so if rule book was followed by railways, what s the big deal in handshake- rule book doesn't say anything on shaking hands- so why this hullabula. Can't invoke "spirit" for one team and "rulebook" for another. Disclaimer: I am an unbiased non Bengali
Re: Re: What's the problem, Bengal??
by sriram kannan on Dec 11, 2013 08:14 PM
it is not about hand shake..its about players and coach attitude..If someone is not playing spirit, it doesn't mean you need to follow that..if bengal player finished with spirit, then they claim or talk on this matter..no one is playing with spirit today..cricket is bat and ball game ..if sledging is allowed then it is not bat and ball alone it includes mind games..in most cases mind games or not played with the spirit ...
