A shameful moment for the world of cricket
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
India
March 29, 2018 2:10pm CST
Recently three Australian cricket players- Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft were found guilty of pre-planned ball tampering in a match against South Africa. They were given strict punishments by their own Australian cricket board. Smith and Warner- the team captain and vice-captain got 12 months ban for all forms of cricket, except club level, and Bancroft for nine. Warner has been barred from becoming team captain for lifetime and Smith for two years.
Now Smith has been one of the best test batsman in last two three years in the world, and Warner- too has been a good batsman, especially in Twenty-20.
I wonder has a victory become so important for a person that even with so much talent they resort to such unfair means? I am clueless!
Here is a link to the incident :
Cricket News: Australia's cricketers have heaped disgrace and humiliation on the country, the local press said Monday in blasting the "rotten" team culture under th
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@Shiva49 (28402)
• Singapore
30 Mar 18
That this happened at all is beyond comprehension to ordinary sports lovers.
Years ago, the passion for the game and representing the country was reward enough for them to hold their heads high. Sanjay Manjrekar has mentioned how his mother, a simple woman, took fulfillment in being the wife of a test cricketer and the mother of another.
Nowadays some are even elevated to superhuman beings and money just flows into their pockets. Both Smith and Warner stand to lose millions from withdrawal from IPL games.
"It is not cricket" is a phrase but even the English resorted to bodyline to contain and even physically harm a rampaging young Bradman.
Ball tampering has been resorted to occasionally but it was stupid to do it when cameras can even spot even minute details on the field from every angle.
Overall, this incident should never have happened. However, the culprits are caught red-handed but in other sports, like Tennis and Athletics, it takes years for simple urine analysis. Lance Armstrong was cycling into retirement in full glory and then the results were released - siva
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
6 Apr 18
Even if Australia had lost all the matches in South Africa, it would not have been so bad for Smith and Warner but things turned out much more pathetic.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
6 Apr 18
@LadyDuck yes it is very shameful indeed and unexpected from such top quality players.
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