Great sporting rivalries can’t be manufactured by administrators, they need to be fuelled by arrogance, cheating, choking, cockiness, sh1t hot performances and twats.
What would Walter think?
The last of the major rivalries is the one that will eventually take over the world. The current superpower vs. the next superpower, India. I’m not just talking cricket, I’m talking politically, media wise and everything else that matters in cricket.
The recent Australian tour to Indian was the sign of things to come. Sledging, send offs, racism, media storms, great innings, and all sorts of other great stuff that get us excited about cricket. There were so many blogging arguments about an unimportant one-day series and monkeys.
The recent Australian tour to Indian was the sign of things to come. Sledging, send offs, racism, media storms, great innings, and all sorts of other great stuff that get us excited about cricket. There were so many blogging arguments about an unimportant one-day series and monkeys.
us verus dem bastardos
Uncle J had penned these prophetic words prior to the start of the India Australia series.
And in case anyone doubted that India and Australia are the next great sporting rivalry, the current series has laid those doubts to rest.
And I am not talking of the quality of cricket alone. That was never in doubt ever since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was launched in 1996.
Boorish behavior, racism charges, bad blood and a feeling of victimization on both sides of the divide have done enough to ensure that this is the rivalry for the future.
India cannot forget Sydney. Australia wont forget the racism charges.
October cant come soon enough.
And in case anyone doubted that India and Australia are the next great sporting rivalry, the current series has laid those doubts to rest.
And I am not talking of the quality of cricket alone. That was never in doubt ever since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was launched in 1996.
Boorish behavior, racism charges, bad blood and a feeling of victimization on both sides of the divide have done enough to ensure that this is the rivalry for the future.
India cannot forget Sydney. Australia wont forget the racism charges.
October cant come soon enough.
8 comments:
You mean we go through it all over again so soon?
Uncle J rod has often been prophetic and India vs Australia will never be the same again. In fact it never was the same again since Sunny and Lillee almost 30 years ago.
And you know what the sad part is Soul - the BCCI and the CA and the ICC will milk this for all it is worth and we, like lemmings, will follow.
Cheers
Anyone that remembers the last day of the tied test will not be surprised by the fact that India and Australia are at each other's throats. We then went and lost 0-4 in Australia a few years later, which earned us plenty of contempt, and hence an inability to take us seriously.
Samir,
Did not catch your drift - care to elaborate?
Cheers
When you quote me i almost look intelligent.
Chopra's point is there... the last time around after the drawn series, India lost badly at home. So october should be critical if they can beat Aus. Let's not forget that SA is also on the way. cheers
But that was spaced 6 years apart and in 2004, but for the washout at Chennai and the sabotage at Nagpur ( thank you Shashank Manohar), the results might have been different.
I think India will not go that route this time around - Oz has no spinner to speak of. Ditto SA.
Cheers
lol Uncle J :)
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