CRICKET ! TERA JAWAB NAHI!!!

This post goes out to The Indian Cricket Captain Anil Kumble and all of Team India that has been subjected to an unfair defeat in Australia aided by “lop sided” umpiring. As many as 9 ( yes thats right, 9!) umpiring bloopers went against key Indian batsmen and bowlers alike who showed what true sportsmen are , none more so than captain amazing himself, Anil Kumble.

A list of the unfair decisions

1.Benson rules Ganguly out after consulting the ever so honorable( HA! ) Ponting on the legitimacy of clarke’s catch. The catch was not taken cleanly.Ganguly’s score 51 ( total 137/6)

2.Bucknor rules Dravid caught behind of Symonds when the ball had clearly gone off the batsmans pad. Dravid was on 38 (total 115/3)

3. Wasim Jaffer gets bowled of a BIG “no ball” from Lee which was conveniently overlooked by the umpire

4.Umpire Benson gives Mike Hussey not out when he was clearly caught behind off R P Singh’s bowling which produced an edge that was heard fifteen rows into the stands.

5.Benson gives Hussey not out when Anil Kumble appeals for a plum leg before decision.

6.Umpire Bucknor fails to refer a stumping decision to the third umpire where replays clearly showed that Andrew Symonds was stumped out by M S Dhoni off Kumble.

7.Third Umpire Oxenford ruled Andrew Symonds not out when replays were judged stumped out off Kumble’s bowling by one and all including the commentators who happen to be some of the greatest test cricketers with far greater “on field” experience that the three umpires combined.

8.Bucknor rules Symonds not out when it was clear that he had gotten a thick ( and not to mention LOUD!) outside edge off Ishant Sharma. This batsman was at 30 at this time and went on to score a century and a half.

9. Ponting is given not out when he nicked a ball from Sourav Ganguly down the leg side and was caught by Dhoni.

All but one of these decisions were for LBW thus you can rule out the margin for human error applicable for such decisions.

In contrast the only umpiring error going India’s way was the wicket of a woefully out of form , ill bred, uncouth excuse for a sportsman named Ricky Ponting where the hapless batter got judged LBW after edging the ball onto his pads off Harbhajan’s bowling.

Instead of criticizing the Umpiring, the aussies were more than happy to accept this gift of a “win” and tried their level best to take everyone’s attention away from the blatant unfairness of the whole situation.It is clear to anyone with the slightest amount of brain activity that right from day one the “great” aussies had managed to stack all the odds against India as they were morally too weak to accept the possibility of a legitimate defeat. Its truly is shameful that the so called “world champions” will stoop to such levels just to try to win a match. To win at any cost leaves only the righteous to pay the price.

But amidst this chaos we see the Indian Captain , Anil Kumble, shining as a beacon of perseverance , professionalism and most of all, dignity. Even after all the agonizing heartbreaks, this man never broke down. My hats off to you Anil Bhai, such sportsman ship is the only thread by which cricket is still hanging on. It doesn’t matter what the statistics on a lifeless piece of paper say, my heart and that of a billion others saw Team India’s spirit win this test of human spirit. Bravo!

Chak De India!!!