I have been a keen follower of cricket and I have always admired the art of Spin bowling. There has been a lot of talk about who is the best in the business. Is it Shane Warne or Mutiah Muralitharan? According to me both of them are talented and have a unique way of spinning the cricket ball. I see Murali as a silent killer or rather a smiling killer. Warne is a wonder to watch who is seen as a bad boy on and off the field.
Here is more to the bad boy image on the field...
I happened to watch the appealing tactics of the Aussies against the touring South African side, in the second test match. It was disgusting. I would not say it is bad to appeal. It's after all a part of the game. But it was quite evident that the whole Oz team was pressurizing Asad Rauf, the new umpire from Pakistan (Experience: 3 test matches as umpire and former Pakistan player). By the end of the match Asad Rauf had gained a wonderful reputation to himself by staying cool and accurate most of the times. It was disappointing to see Warne, Ponting and Gilchrist behave as kids, after Rauf had turned down an appeal off the bowling of Shane Warne. The argument continued for well over 3-4 minutes. They kept teaching the umpire with cricketing stances and kept shaking their heads for a considerable amount of time. The replay showed it clearly that the umpire had hit the bulls eye in that LBW controversy. I wonder if Aussies would ever grow up and show some respect for the opponents and the umpires.
And guess what would have happened if an Indian was at the receiving end; a huge fine and a possible ban for couple of test matches. Why weren't the Aussies fined? Because they are the lord of the cricketing ring. I sincerely doubt if ICC would ever be mature enough to see everybody as one.
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