Crybaby Ponting's new avatar
Vessels make noise, we all know that. Aluminum vessels are no exception. And someone like Dicky Puking, sorry, I mean, Ricky Ponting, who distinctly resembles a misshapen Aluminium 'sombu', will make more noise.
Click here to read what he had to say.
"There's speculation about whether Ganguly should be in the team in the first place." Speculation ? By whom ? Australian media, or the jobless Indian news channels ? The Chairman of BCCI has made it clear, "Ganguly was in the last series. Here he is for the next series." The Irani Cup, is a domestic fixture, and its the board's chance to experiment few things out, and there is no need to explain the dropping of Ganguly to every other person.
"He probably feels a little bit lucky that he was included in the squad..." Oh, did Sourav tell you that ?? "....because there weren't too many people around the country who I spoke to who thought he was going to get named." Did you try speaking to Krish Shrikanth ?
"Some of the older players are probably looking at this as their last Test series." Bored gambling with dollars , is it Punter ? Now you started betting when international cricketers are gonna retire ? Great sport dude !
"There are all sorts of things going around in the media at the moment, with claims that some of them will be forced out and told they have to retire at a certain time. Guys like Laxman and Dravid." Dont you think you need to pay more attention to the duo's average and record against you, and not on what the media has to say ?
"And who knows when Sachin is going to call it quits. He's probably going to be the only one who is going to have the luxury of deciding when he is going to retire by the sound of it." Again, the seer in action. Guessing on who is going to take VR and who is gonna be issued a memo. Shut it dude, first learn to guess which way Ishant's deliveries are gonna swing. Otherwise you will be edging to deep slip, like you did four times in your own Oz this January (Not to mention each of the strokes looked so much like an ugly frog trying in vain to catch a fly!).
"I'm sure they'll be reminded of that on a daily basis, and not just by us. Their media will be all over them if we start the first Test well and put pressure on them in lots of different ways . " The first true statement from Ponting. Indian media is famous for hyping things up. They will do anything for spicing things up, without any ethics or shame. This statement by a visiting captain that the Indian players will be under pressure from our own media, is a shame to every Indian.
Its a painful truth that players are used by the media for their own gain. If someone seems to capture the public attention, make him a hero. If the same person is going through a bad phase, dump him, make him the devil incarnate and look out for some other exciting prospect. What a shame.
Let us be grounded, support good cricket and learn to respect the veteran players who have brought pride and smile to a billion hearts on many occasions. Good luck Team India ! Chak De !
Click here to read what he had to say.
"There's speculation about whether Ganguly should be in the team in the first place." Speculation ? By whom ? Australian media, or the jobless Indian news channels ? The Chairman of BCCI has made it clear, "Ganguly was in the last series. Here he is for the next series." The Irani Cup, is a domestic fixture, and its the board's chance to experiment few things out, and there is no need to explain the dropping of Ganguly to every other person.
"He probably feels a little bit lucky that he was included in the squad..." Oh, did Sourav tell you that ?? "....because there weren't too many people around the country who I spoke to who thought he was going to get named." Did you try speaking to Krish Shrikanth ?
"Some of the older players are probably looking at this as their last Test series." Bored gambling with dollars , is it Punter ? Now you started betting when international cricketers are gonna retire ? Great sport dude !
"There are all sorts of things going around in the media at the moment, with claims that some of them will be forced out and told they have to retire at a certain time. Guys like Laxman and Dravid." Dont you think you need to pay more attention to the duo's average and record against you, and not on what the media has to say ?
"And who knows when Sachin is going to call it quits. He's probably going to be the only one who is going to have the luxury of deciding when he is going to retire by the sound of it." Again, the seer in action. Guessing on who is going to take VR and who is gonna be issued a memo. Shut it dude, first learn to guess which way Ishant's deliveries are gonna swing. Otherwise you will be edging to deep slip, like you did four times in your own Oz this January (Not to mention each of the strokes looked so much like an ugly frog trying in vain to catch a fly!).
"I'm sure they'll be reminded of that on a daily basis, and not just by us. Their media will be all over them if we start the first Test well and put pressure on them in lots of different ways . " The first true statement from Ponting. Indian media is famous for hyping things up. They will do anything for spicing things up, without any ethics or shame. This statement by a visiting captain that the Indian players will be under pressure from our own media, is a shame to every Indian.
Its a painful truth that players are used by the media for their own gain. If someone seems to capture the public attention, make him a hero. If the same person is going through a bad phase, dump him, make him the devil incarnate and look out for some other exciting prospect. What a shame.
Let us be grounded, support good cricket and learn to respect the veteran players who have brought pride and smile to a billion hearts on many occasions. Good luck Team India ! Chak De !
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