tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post3515062222147792415..comments2024-03-28T12:44:14.970+05:30Comments on Bored Cricket Crazy Indians (BCC!) - play with cricket: Was Afridi really banned for biting the ball ?Gaurav Sethi http://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-56112075823150105662010-02-23T16:01:54.791+05:302010-02-23T16:01:54.791+05:30@Anon: Ball games are different for sure, but disc...@Anon: Ball games are different for sure, but discipline has the same meaning across balls and games... be it football or surfing, Afridi or Harbajan or Zidane the rule should be "If you don't adhere to the set rules, you are out and OUT in bold !!"<br /><br />I have said this before and I repeat... these are guys our kids look up to. And therefore we deserve better role models.RajaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468551373665867713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-771947654273432872010-02-22T23:30:21.463+05:302010-02-22T23:30:21.463+05:30football is a different ball game buddy you can no...football is a different ball game buddy you can not compare football with cricketAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-7152141072302264582010-02-22T03:26:08.765+05:302010-02-22T03:26:08.765+05:30Actually I think officially Bhajji was "reste...Actually I think officially Bhajji was "rested" for that match not banned...so he was allowed to get on the field..contrat with when gambhi was banned for elbowing..he was not on the field or in the presentations!Abhijeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615794835346464619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-5127370381192392802010-02-21T11:28:59.732+05:302010-02-21T11:28:59.732+05:30Didn't Bhajji rush to the ground after India&#...Didn't Bhajji rush to the ground after India's win during the WACA test, though he was banned? I guess in cricket things are done differently.Looking Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260996616112729244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-62092846878597735292010-02-21T01:13:39.781+05:302010-02-21T01:13:39.781+05:30"Is it ethical for a suspended player to acce..."Is it ethical for a suspended player to access the dressing room / dugout during a match ?"<br /><br />Why not? He IS part of the squad.<br /><br />"If Afridi can do that yesterday, then why can’t the match fixers, drug cheats and others do the same in the future ?"<br /><br />They can, if they get selected for the squad despite the ban. Their bans are usually much longer, so they don't.<br /><br />"This brings us to the question if Afridi served any punishment at all ?"<br /><br />Er... yes. He couldn't bat, bowl or field.<br /><br />Maybe the footballers should lighten up a little instead.rmblrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539102974667083260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-20349007365336915752010-02-21T00:36:43.279+05:302010-02-21T00:36:43.279+05:30@ Rajab
I advocate barring from stadium altogethe...@ Rajab<br /><br />I advocate barring from stadium altogether; as when it comes to humans, societal links come into play. If a player sits and interacts with players, journalists and others related to cricket during non-punishment days; will it be hard from him to get concessions on a particular day. Barring from stadium, makes ban more easier to implement.Anil Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730693158313605630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-50132189357767022022010-02-21T00:28:16.038+05:302010-02-21T00:28:16.038+05:30@Trideep: Football was just a point of reference. ...@Trideep: Football was just a point of reference. The actual point is what Sujan says... <br /><br />Though I wouldn't be as harsh like Sujan & A Bisht, I would rather not let him board the team bus or enter the dressing room/ dugout till the sentence is served....RajaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468551373665867713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-25053645446396917652010-02-21T00:20:03.739+05:302010-02-21T00:20:03.739+05:30I agree with you.
"If Afridi can do that ye...I agree with you. <br /><br />"If Afridi can do that yesterday, then why can’t the match fixers, drug cheats and others do the same in the future ?"<br /><br />sums up the pov well. <br /><br />I agree with Trideep that cricket and football are different; and unlike football where tactics are made and imparted through out the game duration; from the fringes of the playground; cricket doesn't need such a tactical dynamism; hence in latter it's very unlikely anyone can affect the game from the fringes.<br />But still, there's always a possibility of some foul play. So why make slack rules and then allow all to point fingers. Why not bar a punished player from the stadium for the ban duration. This is much easy an option.Anil Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730693158313605630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-83376581322929944512010-02-21T00:00:59.501+05:302010-02-21T00:00:59.501+05:30Valid Point there! Why ban him for namesake if he ...Valid Point there! Why ban him for namesake if he was allowed to do all these things?<br /><br />A banned player in dug-out and over that entering field? If you ask me he shouldn't have been allowed to enter the stadiumSujan Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-46610039086326014242010-02-20T21:10:56.668+05:302010-02-20T21:10:56.668+05:30I am not very sure.. but i don't think the sam...I am not very sure.. but i don't think the same rule is applicable in cricket as well. I mean the players who are suspended in an ODI or test, are always seen in the pavilion.Trideephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039683101593206689noreply@blogger.com