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Umpires Steve Bucknor, Mark Benson and Australian cricketers particularly Ricky Ponting, Micheal Clarke, Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist are cheats and a disgrace to the game of cricket.
Ponting isn't a cheat neither for not walking when he was caught behind by a thick edge, that his prerogative, nor for appealing when the batsman didn't hit it. These are fully part of the game today.
But he is surely a cheat for claiming the catch off Dhoni -- he dived, caught the ball while completely in the air, had the ball facing down in his hand as he hit the ground, skidded the ball across the ground for about 6 inches, pressed the ball onto the ground and rolled over on his knees, held the ball up claiming the catch and appealed repeatedly and looked distraught that it wasn't given.. And moreover, he expects umpires to take his word that a catch was clearly taken. Ponting expects batsmen to take his word and his teams' word that they caught the ball, despite clear evidence that they have clearly claimed a non-catch. He is lucky that Dhoni wasn't given out, else he would have rightfully been villified for claiming a bump catch.
That could have been justified as happening in the heat of the moment - but later in the day, after play, and with the benefit of video replays to draw from, Ponting not only maintained that he had caught it clean, but suggested that an Indian journalist who had questioned the catch "shouldn't be standing there".
"There's no way I grounded that ball," Ponting told a press conference. "If you're actually questioning my integrity in the game, then you shouldn't be standing there."
A while later, he reiterated his conviction that the catch was clean. "I'm saying I'm 100% sure I would have caught that catch off Dhoni," Ponting said. "As it turned out it was given not out anyway, am I right or wrong?"
In other words, Ponting clearly had to have been aware that he had grounded the catch - and yet, even with the benefit of hindsight, he not only claims otherwise, but suggests that his integrity cannot be questioned.
Why should Ricky Ponting not be banned, for a period of five Tests, for unfair practices that contravene the spirit of cricket?
Think back to September 2003, and the Pakistan-Bangladesh series. Then Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was docked for claiming a catch, when the ball had touched the ground. He was suspended for five games -- effectively missing the entire one day series between the two sides.
On that occasion, the match referee while handing out his sentence said: "As captain a lot of responsibility falls of Rashid Latif and he committed a serious offence by claiming that (unfair) catch which constitutes unfair play and a level-three offence of ICC code of conduct (offensive and penalties). Therefore, the Pakistani captain shall be banned for five one-day internationals."
The match referee was -- surprise, surprise -- Mike Procter no less
Talking about his appeal against Dravid, Gilchrist said: "There are times when you don't know. So, you ask the question. Every player has right to ask the umpire. I will say I don't appeal if I don't think they are out. If I am not sure, I will ask the umpire and I'll accept his decision." But from the footage the ball was some 2 feet away from the bat and Gilchrist says that he was not sure if the ball hit the bat so he appealed to the umpire. Another cheat.
Cheaters Never Prosper !!
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Hahaha Kutta DAMO ..LMAO
You admit your race is a bunch of cheats !! KUTTA KUTTA !! YOU WILL NEVER PROSPER !! Because....
Cheaters Never Prosper !!
What has Punting prospered? No one gives a damn about him! Universe knows he is a cheat ! Sachin Tendulkar is the best !! Jai Hind !!
Ponting isn't a cheat neither for not walking when he was caught behind by a thick edge, that his prerogative, nor for appealing when the batsman didn't hit it. These are fully part of the game today.
But he is surely a cheat for claiming the catch off Dhoni -- he dived, caught the ball while completely in the air, had the ball facing down in his hand as he hit the ground, skidded the ball across the ground for about 6 inches, pressed the ball onto the ground and rolled over on his knees, held the ball up claiming the catch and appealed repeatedly and looked distraught that it wasn't given.. And moreover, he expects umpires to take his word that a catch was clearly taken. Ponting expects batsmen to take his word and his teams' word that they caught the ball, despite clear evidence that they have clearly claimed a non-catch. He is lucky that Dhoni wasn't given out, else he would have rightfully been villified for claiming a bump catch.
That could have been justified as happening in the heat of the moment - but later in the day, after play, and with the benefit of video replays to draw from, Ponting not only maintained that he had caught it clean, but suggested that an Indian journalist who had questioned the catch "shouldn't be standing there".
"There's no way I grounded that ball," Ponting told a press conference. "If you're actually questioning my integrity in the game, then you shouldn't be standing there."
A while later, he reiterated his conviction that the catch was clean. "I'm saying I'm 100% sure I would have caught that catch off Dhoni," Ponting said. "As it turned out it was given not out anyway, am I right or wrong?"
In other words, Ponting clearly had to have been aware that he had grounded the catch - and yet, even with the benefit of hindsight, he not only claims otherwise, but suggests that his integrity cannot be questioned.
Why should Ricky Ponting not be banned, for a period of five Tests, for unfair practices that contravene the spirit of cricket?
Think back to September 2003, and the Pakistan-Bangladesh series. Then Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was docked for claiming a catch, when the ball had touched the ground. He was suspended for five games -- effectively missing the entire one day series between the two sides.
On that occasion, the match referee while handing out his sentence said: "As captain a lot of responsibility falls of Rashid Latif and he committed a serious offence by claiming that (unfair) catch which constitutes unfair play and a level-three offence of ICC code of conduct (offensive and penalties). Therefore, the Pakistani captain shall be banned for five one-day internationals."
The match referee was -- surprise, surprise -- Mike Procter no less
Talking about his appeal against Dravid, Gilchrist said: "There are times when you don't know. So, you ask the question. Every player has right to ask the umpire. I will say I don't appeal if I don't think they are out. If I am not sure, I will ask the umpire and I'll accept his decision." But from the footage the ball was some 2 feet away from the bat and Gilchrist says that he was not sure if the ball hit the bat so he appealed to the umpire. Another cheat.
Cheaters Never Prosper !!
Comments
Hahaha Kutta DAMO ..LMAO
You admit your race is a bunch of cheats !! KUTTA KUTTA !! YOU WILL NEVER PROSPER !! Because....
Cheaters Never Prosper !!
What has Punting prospered? No one gives a damn about him! Universe knows he is a cheat ! Sachin Tendulkar is the best !! Jai Hind !!