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All double-standards and no consistency Wisden CricInfo staff - November 22, 2001
Wisden.com readers react to Mike Denness's shock decisions
Amit Gupta, USA
Pranav Rawal, Boston, USA
Saurabh Rajadhyax, USA I hope ICC realise that they are being increasingly viewed as racist by many well-informed cricket-lovers in the subcontinent and cricket simply cannot afford this. Glenn McGrath makes a habit of abusing Indian players, particularly Sachin, but match referees ignore his antics all the time. In one Test Ricky Ponting verbally abused Javagal Srinath and got off scot-free – but in the same match Venkatesh Prasad got a suspended sentence for being exuberant. There is no consistency. It has gone on for far too long and Indian cricket as a whole is feeling persecuted.
Niloy Mukherjee, India It is obvious that this is born out of racism and encouraged by the Indians' passivity over the years. Why is the same treatment not given to Shaun Pollock? Because his skin is white? What about Michael Slater on the India tour last year, or Allan Donald when Srinath hit him for a six last year in South Africa? After so many incidents over the years isn't it fair for us to believe that this is either to do with skin colour or even worse to do with money? After all there must have been a fair amount bet on Tendulkar not getting banned!
Senthil Ponnusamy, Canada There are double-standards being adopted by match referees, with some players escaping and others being punished. I have no problem if Asian players are punished but at the same time so many non-Asians are escaping scot-free for much higher offences.
V Ramachandran, India It is surprising that ICC does not have an appeal system in place against match referees' verdicts. Any player has to have a reasonable opportunity of defending himself and this has been denied by ICC. I don't know what the outcome will be of the current controversy, but the sooner ICC moves towards an appeal system the better it is for the game, ICC's image, the players and the public.
Does anyone apart from Steve Waugh actually agree with Mike Denness? E-mail us at feedback@wisden.com with your views. Views expressed are those of the reader concerned and not of Wisden Online. © Wisden CricInfo Ltd |
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