Tour at risk after Harbhajan ban

[Conscript]

India have suspended their cricket tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against a three-match ban handed to spin bowler Harbhajan Singh.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told its players to stay in Sydney rather than travel to Canberra for a tour match on Thursday.

Harbhajan was banned for making a racist remark during their tempestuous defeat to Australia in the second Test.

He was found guilty of breaching the players' code of conduct.
The International Cricket Council held a four-hour hearing after the Test finished on Sunday, finally announcing their verdict deep into the night in Australia.
Australia's players had claimed that Harbhajan called Australia's Andrew Symonds a "monkey" during an on-field incident.

Match referee Mike Procter said he was satisfied Harbhajan had used the word - though neither of the two umpires heard the remarks - and that "he meant it to offend on the basis of Symonds' race or ethnic origin".
All-rounder Symonds, 32, is the only non-white player in the Australian side.

The BCCI's statement said: "The Indian Board realises the game of cricket is paramount but so too is the honour of the Indian team and for that matter every Indian.
"To vindicate its position, the board will fight the blatantly false and unfair slur on an Indian player."

Earlier, India team manager Chetan Chauhan said he believed Harbhajan had been harshly treated.
"I told the match referee this is wrong. There was no conclusive evidence from the Aussie side," he said.



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[Conscript]

Good to see that the Indians have some guts. Unlike us.

 

[Billo]

^agree wit u there, conscript but or players cant speak english unlike indians, if u can speak english floatly, then it give u a major boost in confidence!

 

[Stuge]

I would love if tour is called off.

I still can't believe we lost the 2nd match .We played better than Australia ,but those sucky umpire gifted the match to Australia and most disgusting thing was when the umpire inquired ricky pointing whether Ganguly was out or not (When It was clearly Not out as catch was taken on bounce and at the same time clark touched the ball after pouncing on the ball ).Symonds who scored 165 ,was given .

Symonds, who scored 165 not out in the first inning was given three chances by the umpire .On the first instance ,he was not given caught behind Second time he was not given stumped out by the third umpire (when it was clearly seen from the replays that he was stumped )and thrid time ,when was again stumped ,umpire didn't referred it to the third umpire (when again it was clearly seen he was stumped ).


these are only the few sucky decision made by umpires .It looked that Australia was playing with 14 players (including all the three umpires ).

IMO Ricky Pointing should be penalized for pressuring the umpire ,after which Ganguly was given out .

 

[Chandoo]

i dont think its about guts, the indians are just crying over their losses, if harbajan was banned for his racist remarks, i say he was banned right.

 

[Stuge]

i dont think its about guts, the indians are just crying over their losses, if harbajan was banned for his racist remarks, i say he was banned right.

Chandoo ,Have you seen the match ?

 

[r3aper]

yeah man, I saw the match lot of wrong decisions were given by the empires.........man cricket is just losing it.......like now even the empires?!?!...............WTF!!!!

 

[Stuge]

yeah man, I saw the match lot of wrong decisions were given by the empires.........man cricket is just losing it.......like now even the empires?!?!...............WTF!!!!

Yes ,Now Cricket is no more a gentlemens game .

 

[Conscript]

Its the white man. He just doesn't want us coloured people to come ahead.

 

[Chandoo]

especially when the colored people start calling others Monkeys and whatnot

 

[babloo]

QUOTING:::
Australia's players had claimed that Harbhajan called Australia's Andrew Symonds a "monkey" during an on-field incident.

thaTs so trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee hahhahhah .

 

[Zero Kool]

its the oldest trick in indians cricket book if u cant win em make some excuse.

 

[A.Rafay]

^ its not about nation... its about cricket, so watch it!!!

 

[superlative56]

Due to media Hype ... Cricket stars showing more aggression during on filed and off filed .. now a days

 

[devilscallmedad]

Yes ,Now Cricket is no more a gentlemens game .

How can you expect a team to behave in a gentle way when you are making racist remarks ? this is the height of hypocrisy on one side they make racist remarks on the field and for the whole duration of the match have been crying like babies on umpiring. Whatever happened to the code of conduct and accepting decisions unlike acting like spoiled kids " wha wha we won't play ".
If you can't bat for 2 sessions and the "best" batting lineup lose 6 wickets to M.Clarke and A.Symmonds then seriously a couple of bad decisions shouldn't even be a excuse.