Who let the dogs out?

September 28th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Read this. My reaction was “What the &@#$?!!”

I just want to quote the first paragraph to make a point:

The world champion Test and one-day team arrived in India this week in time to see, if you can put yourself in their shoes for a moment, a bunch of wet-behind-the-ears cricketers showered with cars, houses, cash and the unbridled devotion of a billion people because they managed to win a hit-and-giggle Twenty20 contest in South Africa.

The world champion Test and one-day team…:
From when did we start having a World Test champion? Come on Australia. There is a limit to boast.

…if you can put yourself in their shoes:
I didn’t know anyone could fit the shoes of the Aussie cricketers. Nobody can get as arrogant and high-handed as them.

…a bunch of wet-behind-the-ears cricketers:
What are the Aussies? Well, I don’t need to answer the question at all. The same Australian team lost to the same ‘bunch’.

…they managed to win a hit-and-giggle Twenty20 contest in South Africa:
hit-and-giggle? Well, yeah, Australians are only known to sledge and crib. Clearly a case of sour grapes.

Now read this. I couldn’t stop laughing after I read that. The Aussies are simply J. They don’t know how to react to the fact that they lost a tournament. Losers. And above all, look who’s talking?! Andrew Symonds! LOL!

If I can get so fired up after reading all this nonsense, imagine how Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly (“they ll add a li’l bit”) and Dhoni (“stand-in captain”) should feel after reading those words. I just want the Aussies to be tamed in this series just like our city corporations tame street dogs. Come on India! All the best!

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6 responses so far ↓

M G Harish // Sep 28, 2007 at 4:03 am

Yeah, you are right this time. Although I admire the Aussies for their game on the field, I detest their mind-game off the field.

Chak De India!
nivi // Sep 28, 2007 at 7:11 am

attitude matters and matters the most! you can be a great player but it’s not enough…I’m sure the aussies will meet their waterloo in this series!
Viky // Oct 3, 2007 at 12:03 pm

Oh yeah? Much as I rejoice when the Indian team wins, I admire the Aussies for their relentless pursuit of victory. Take a look at this. Ball after ball, they strive for perfection. Their aggression is in their consistency, and what do we have in reply? Sreesanth?

I felt Sreesanth went a tad overboard in his antics and was aptly fined. RP and Pathan exhibited better aggression if you ask me.
Mysorean // Oct 3, 2007 at 11:26 pm

M G Harish:
I hope India chucks their middle-over syndrome and gets the Aussies completely in Hyderabad atleast.

Nivi:
I have a feeling Dhoni’s men will be too hot to handle for the rest of the series. They haven’t really shown resilience in first two matches but it’s time they realised their potential and performed accordingly.

Viky:
Rohit Brijnath used to be one of the guys I religiously followed when he used to write for The Hindu. (or was it India Today?) Super article there. Totally agree with him when he says India went overboard and Symonds was plain ungracious.

Sreesanth did go overboard. But looks like any amount of talking to him makes no difference to the lad. He just keeps carrying on with his antics. Let’s hope both his line&length and on-field behaviour stabilize before it’s too late!

I really like Irfan Pathan and RP Singh’s demeanour on the field. They come across as cool and mature youngsters who deliver when it matters. Even Harbhajan Singh doesn’t seem to be able to deliver as he used to before, atleast in the ODIs.
shark // Oct 11, 2007 at 1:25 am

Though even I got wild when I read these comments… they are arrogant for a reason.

Look how we have performed in the series! we are making their words come true… :(
Ganesh Kumar // Dec 11, 2007 at 4:41 am

For all their arrogance etc. etc.,Australians win and at it,they are highly decisive.

Mysorean