Why on earth would someone say this knowing that his saying would only make an already bad situation even worse. Also, the fact that India won their last league match comfortably and Aussie lost theirs quite badly right after these incidents is only going to put additional pressure on Aussies. It looks as though they clearly don't like the fact that the Indians are ready to reciprocate and dish out the same crap that Aussies were doing for ages.
The following quote from Peter Roebuck is a spot on observation:
The players have formed a unit answerable only to itself. Lucrative contracts to play in India, tensions over the series in Pakistan - a tour they are reluctant to undertake and a country some are loath to visit - and banned columns have affected the mood. Now players are retiring left, right and centre. It has been the summer of discontent. But the Indians have also changed. Australia had been the working man's team bound by a common purpose. India had their hierarchies and complications. Now the Indians play with the same fervour as their hosts, and with the same disregard for niceties.
Although fabulously wealthy these days, cricketers such as Mahendra Dhoni and Ishant come from hungry, thirsty streets. They are not answerable to tradition, owe no allegiance to England, are not deferential towards Australians, were not raised in polite gymkhanas but in tough schoolyards. Accordingly, cricket can rely more on their fighting spirit than their goodwill.
Here's a really funny "bite your tongue" situation:
I had this friend who went to the grocery store and bought Charmin toilet papers and when he was doing the check-out, counter person was so surprised to see just one item being checked out (going to a store for just buying one item is not a norm in US). My friend should have kept quiet, instead he looked at the store person and asked "What?" He promptly got the reply "Is this for here or to go?" LOL!!!!!!!!
The following quote from Peter Roebuck is a spot on observation:
The players have formed a unit answerable only to itself. Lucrative contracts to play in India, tensions over the series in Pakistan - a tour they are reluctant to undertake and a country some are loath to visit - and banned columns have affected the mood. Now players are retiring left, right and centre. It has been the summer of discontent. But the Indians have also changed. Australia had been the working man's team bound by a common purpose. India had their hierarchies and complications. Now the Indians play with the same fervour as their hosts, and with the same disregard for niceties.
Although fabulously wealthy these days, cricketers such as Mahendra Dhoni and Ishant come from hungry, thirsty streets. They are not answerable to tradition, owe no allegiance to England, are not deferential towards Australians, were not raised in polite gymkhanas but in tough schoolyards. Accordingly, cricket can rely more on their fighting spirit than their goodwill.
Here's a really funny "bite your tongue" situation:
I had this friend who went to the grocery store and bought Charmin toilet papers and when he was doing the check-out, counter person was so surprised to see just one item being checked out (going to a store for just buying one item is not a norm in US). My friend should have kept quiet, instead he looked at the store person and asked "What?" He promptly got the reply "Is this for here or to go?" LOL!!!!!!!!
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