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Agnel

Australian media are giving such hype to the statements made by Anil Kumble. Not since Bill Woodfull in the Bodyline series has a rival captain spoken so strongly against his opponents.

"We like to play hard on the field and we expect that from Australia as well. I have played my cricket very sincerely and very honestly, and that's the approach my team takes on the field. I expect that from the Australians as well,"

"There was only one team playing in the spirit of the game, that's all I can say."

"We expected (honesty), but sometimes things happen in the heat of the game, you take those chances and probably don't say anything on that. It's a part of the game. In that sense, I can only talk on my behalf and as a team we are doubly focused to play really hard cricket in Perth"

But Kumble pointed to Clarke's dismissal in the second innings, where he waited at his crease despite edging the ball to slip, as an example of the Australians' attitude.

"It's for all to see. When you nick it, yes, you stand there for the umpire to give it out. When you nick it to first slip and you wait, I guess that says it all," he said.

They didn't expect this from kumble really!
Man he was fuming on Star cricket. Check this youtube video.

Kumble Interview Day 5 2nd Test Ind v Aus @ Sydney 2008

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How can a man keep hi cool when he's at the receiving end agnie

Agnel

^^ true

but he did his best

OT: I am going to sleep

ta ta

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He actually poured it out after match....which was the proper way to take out the frustration

medpal

the face of ponting was wtchable when an indian journalist asked him about the catches.

I am in favour of dropping whole tour, but definitely against dropping just the tour match and negotiate and start playing again that talking maney baby.

Rumours are on TV that Tendulkar is leading anger of players and not willing to continue if that happens its good, because money counting politician at helm in BCCI should be slapped.

I would have loved navjyot siddhu to be more active in commentory now a days, he was liek vomiting on NDTV

Safin

Looks like its the four senior pros that have actually started this campaign. The news today was that the rest of the guys were ok with going ahead only Sachin and the gang put their foot down

medpal

The best tribute i read or heard came fron one Sunil Gavaskar who hailde Kumble for being an Ambassador of the Game and India.

and so too by this gentleman.

but the icing on cake goes to same article final line. an excellent analysis

Finally, here is my message to team India and Anil Kumble. You guys have made us proud. Forget the cricket match, as far as I am concerned you guys won it—look at the number of decisions they had to rig in order to get you to finally lose. What was at stake was something greater. Your identity as sportsmen. When Sachin and other players came out of the dressing room to handshake the Australians Ricky Ponting, the great-man-whose-words-may-not-be-questioned and Symonds, the man produced by Intelligent Design, in the post-match interview to Mark Taylor, showed their sporting spirit by not even saying a word of appreciation for India’s superhuman efforts (only Michael Clarke made a passing remark) . Through your gesture of appreciation for your opponents even after all that had transpired, you showed, in a way that can be no clearer, the difference between the two sides.

And dear Anil Kumble, thanks for that fighting innings on the last day—it was nothing but sensational. It is tough to keep competing when you have no faith in the umpires and when you know that there is no trick that is too low for the opposition to pull. But you did compete and that too brilliantly.

Finally please do remember one thing.

There is a reason why cleaning sewage pipes, wiping one’s rectal orifice and playing cricket in Australia can all be referred to as “attending to things down under”.

Kangaroo Courts and Bent Umpires at Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind

Safin

^^ That was gross

Racist really