So now its proved, Indians are racists! We make monkey chants, we call opponents as monkeys, we tease them from the boundary lines. And if thats what the ICC code of conduct 3.3 terms as 'racism', then I don't mind being called a racist! If we wont like anyone calling us 'darkies' or 'coolies', then how can someone else accept being called a Monkey (so what if that guy is more apt to sit on a tree and throw bananas on people walking by than to play cricket).
What I cannot accept however is that how is it a crime to call someone a monkey, and perfectly normal if that same person swears at us when he is hit for a four or a six? They can call us b*****ds but we can't call them monkey? Where's the ICC code of conduct in such scenarios?
What I cannot accept is that the umpires make 8 wrong decisions against us and one wrong decision in our favor so much so that it influenced the result of the match. And yet we have to gleefully accept the result of the match because thats what 'sportsman spirit' calls for! Would the non-racist teams in the cricketing world have accepted this result with this kind of unfair umpiring?
What I cannot accept is that the Aussie captain getting agitated in the press conference when he is asked whether one of the decisions was correct. This is the same guy who himself made a loud appeal even when he grounded a catch! "Are you questioning my integrity" was how he snapped back at the reporter during the press conference. Mate, we are not questioning your integrity, we know you are shallow!
What I cannot accept is also the fact that Indian team, the captain, the management, the BCCI everyone is spineless. Just making lame comments in press conference after losing the match is no consolation. We want fighters in the team, like Pakistanis and Sri Lankans who did not tolerate injustice and fought hard against it. When Murali or Inzy were unfairly targetted, everyone was behind them. Those teams play to win! What are we playing for?
And most importantly, what I cannot accept is that this supposedly non-racist country had unfairly imprisoned and harassed an innocent doctor for allegedly having terror links, just because he is brown skin and a Muslim! Calling someone a monkey is racist, and labelling someone a terrorist just because he is brown and a muslim is acceptable! It will be interesting to see where this ends!
What I cannot accept however is that how is it a crime to call someone a monkey, and perfectly normal if that same person swears at us when he is hit for a four or a six? They can call us b*****ds but we can't call them monkey? Where's the ICC code of conduct in such scenarios?
What I cannot accept is that the umpires make 8 wrong decisions against us and one wrong decision in our favor so much so that it influenced the result of the match. And yet we have to gleefully accept the result of the match because thats what 'sportsman spirit' calls for! Would the non-racist teams in the cricketing world have accepted this result with this kind of unfair umpiring?
What I cannot accept is that the Aussie captain getting agitated in the press conference when he is asked whether one of the decisions was correct. This is the same guy who himself made a loud appeal even when he grounded a catch! "Are you questioning my integrity" was how he snapped back at the reporter during the press conference. Mate, we are not questioning your integrity, we know you are shallow!
What I cannot accept is also the fact that Indian team, the captain, the management, the BCCI everyone is spineless. Just making lame comments in press conference after losing the match is no consolation. We want fighters in the team, like Pakistanis and Sri Lankans who did not tolerate injustice and fought hard against it. When Murali or Inzy were unfairly targetted, everyone was behind them. Those teams play to win! What are we playing for?
And most importantly, what I cannot accept is that this supposedly non-racist country had unfairly imprisoned and harassed an innocent doctor for allegedly having terror links, just because he is brown skin and a Muslim! Calling someone a monkey is racist, and labelling someone a terrorist just because he is brown and a muslim is acceptable! It will be interesting to see where this ends!
