What bad taste?
It takes an article of this nature http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/current/story/236128.html to irritate me sufficiently and get blogging again.
Mr. Haq,
You blocked the throw at the wicket with your bat (it was going on to hit the stumps), you were well out of his crease, heck, you weren’t even aware that there was a rule that obstructing the ball in this manner would get you out (and that’s when you had previously been given out for getting your body in the way!)
Now you say that the appeal was unsporting and that it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
Mr. Haq, you want to know what an unsporting thing to do is:
In your case, you guys went on to win the match (whether you deserved to is a whole different issue, not relevant here) but you have the nerve to complain.
What can I say to someone who considers the following manner of being declared out to not be in the spirit of the game?
Handling the ball, hit-the-ball twice dismissals, running out a batsman while backing up
Can you imagine what will happen without these rules?
[Caution: extreme cases, but if you play to win, and the rules allow it, if no one else, the Aussies will surely be doing the following]
Handling the ball: Deadly spinner on the other end. No Problem. Catch the ball as he throws it and toss it over the boundary. Strong arms will get 6 byes, while the others (read bowlers protecting their bowling hand) will manage 4 byes.
Hit-the-ball twice dismissals: First attempt: Beat the ball to the ground. Handle the ball, in fact toss it up, and Second attempt: Knock it into the orbit.
Running out a batsman while backing up: Why don’t we just let the non-striker go ahead and get to the other end of the crease even before the ball is bowled? At the very least, it halves the run out possibilities (something you certainly ought to appreciate).
4 Comments:
Is what you say true? Oh hell yeah! I can still imagine the looks of -the calcutta spectators?- when Sachin was run out in that test match, completing the third run, wasn't he? Shoaid Akhtar conveniently rammed into him and nobody apologised. Don't think anyone did at all. And yeah, here he goes on to say venomous sentences that could so easily poison even the most peaceful of minds. And he wants to maintain peace. Yeah right.
Couldn't agree more :) So, are you back to blogging or retiring from it until World Cup 2007 - where Inzi will hopefully raise a ruckus or two more...
Hmmmmm (that's for the post)
Cool! (that's for you getting back to blogging)
:D
nice post.
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