Australia tour of India (Feb '17/Mar '17)

[AliB]

correct me if I'm wrong).

During the match.

 

[Targaryen]

What are your thoughts on Virat also breaking the rules?[DOUBLEPOST=1489157505][/DOUBLEPOST]
Typical of Kholi, not surprised at all.

He breached the rules and was not punished as the opposite team (England) hadn't filed the case within the 10 days of the incident. It came to light very late. He should've or would've been punished if it was got more severe withing the 10 days period. I too would've supported the England if they had filed the case with ICC.

Even after Smith has accepted his mistake then why CA is terming the Kohli's action as outrageous?

 

[Satan666]

He breached the rules and was not punished as the opposite team (England) hadn't filed the case within the 10 days of the incident. It came to light very late. He should've or would've been punished if it was got more severe withing the 10 days period. I too would've supported the England if they had filed the case with ICC.

Even after Smith has accepted his mistake then why CA is terming the Kohli's action as outrageous?

There have been similar cases where players/officials have been reprimanded for 'serious public croticism' in the past, you could look that up.

 

[Umair7]

Cummins has played just 1 FC game in 6 years and CA is thinking of sending him to India :/

Pattinson has really struggled with injuries recently !!

IMO both should play more FC cricket and prove their fitness before getting into Aussie Test Side again!

Sayers or Behrendorff please

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Cummins has played just 1 FC game in 6 years and CA is thinking of sending him to India :/

Pattinson has really struggled with injuries recently !!

IMO both should play more FC cricket and prove their fitness before getting into Aussie Test Side again!

Sayers or Behrendorff please

Well they want to take the pitch out of the equation by sending bowlers who can clock 90 mph,this said was by both Ponting and Waugh in bbl commentary when they wanted to have Cummins in the team. Even England had Jake Ball in the team for the very same reason.It's a common theory among non subcontinent team to have such kind of bowlers in the team. IMO such bowlers are good with new ball but do they have the skill to reverse it in subcontinental conditions? OR whether they can roll their fingers over the ball with the cross seam stuff?
I remember Pattison in the 2013 tour he picked up wickets with the new ball but was bashed all around the park in the rest of the match.
Dale Steyn was the only bowler in modern times who was very effective in India ( 2008 and 2010) with the new as well as the old ball especially in 2008 where he ran through the Indian batting lineup.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

I am appalled by the way Kohli and India have reacted following the DRS issue. Smith made a mistake and apologised for it. What has followed since then is nothing but an extremely clever smear campaign by the Indian media to tarnish Smith's image and portray Kohli as the good guy here. The same thing happened in 2008 when Symonds's image was permanently ruined by India and Harbhajan Singh based on baseless claims. Symonds never recovered from that and his career went to waste. It's a shame to see the BCCI and Kohli adopt the same tactics to attack the opponents' best player. Awful, absolutely awful.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

I am appalled by the way Kohli and India have reacted following the DRS issue. Smith made a mistake and apologised for it. What has followed since then is nothing but an extremely clever smear campaign by the Indian media to tarnish Smith's image and portray Kohli as the good guy here. The same thing happened in 2008 when Symonds's image was permanently ruined by India and Harbhajan Singh based on baseless claims. Symonds never recovered from that and his career went to waste. It's a shame to see the BCCI and Kohli adopt the same tactics to attack the opponents' best player. Awful, absolutely awful.

So what is Australian media doing now? the same baseless claims on Kohli and Kumble about pitches,throwing bottles etc....
And Symonds deserves the punishment that bloke called Uthappa a monkey in 2007 and got away with it Uthappa summed it perfectly in the below video.Its good that BCCI has withdrawn the appeal against Smith regarding the drs issue if it was an Indian player doing that i am sure CA would have him banned for atleast a match and Austrlian media would have screed all over him labelling him as a 'CHEAT'.
Here is the video of Symonds calling Uthappa a Monkey.
see 2.14

 

[Targaryen]

I am appalled by the way Kohli and India have reacted following the DRS issue. Smith made a mistake and apologised for it. What has followed since then is nothing but an extremely clever smear campaign by the Indian media to tarnish Smith's image and portray Kohli as the good guy here. The same thing happened in 2008 when Symonds's image was permanently ruined by India and Harbhajan Singh based on baseless claims. Symonds never recovered from that and his career went to waste. It's a shame to see the BCCI and Kohli adopt the same tactics to attack the opponents' best player. Awful, absolutely awful.

It is not just Indian fans and media. Even the former cricketers of AUSTRALIA have criticized Smith for his actions and have stood alongside Kohli's action.

 

[Umair7]

Cummins is going to INDIA

Please don't get injured

 

[SaiSrini]

I am appalled by the way Kohli and India have reacted following the DRS issue. Smith made a mistake and apologised for it. What has followed since then is nothing but an extremely clever smear campaign by the Indian media to tarnish Smith's image and portray Kohli as the good guy here. The same thing happened in 2008 when Symonds's image was permanently ruined by India and Harbhajan Singh based on baseless claims. Symonds never recovered from that and his career went to waste. It's a shame to see the BCCI and Kohli adopt the same tactics to attack the opponents' best player. Awful, absolutely awful.

You are putting Kohli and BCCI on too lofty a pedestal. Also Symonds losing track in his career after that incident is mere co-incidence. Symonds is a far more fiesty and hyper aggressive character. A guy who fishes for trouble! Smith is not like that. Smith is way more calmer and is not a person known to fish for troubles. \

These two incidents are not even similar, though they feel similar. I feel a lot of what is happening now is unnecessary hype that I feel is forcefully injected to increase the TRP for this series.

 

[Satan666]

You are putting Kohli and BCCI on too lofty a pedestal. Also Symonds losing track in his career after that incident is mere co-incidence. Symonds is a far more fiesty and hyper aggressive character. A guy who fishes for trouble! Smith is not like that. Smith is way more calmer and is not a person known to fish for troubles. \

These two incidents are not even similar, though they feel similar. I feel a lot of what is happening now is unnecessary hype that I feel is forcefully injected to increase the TRP for this series.

All the spice that was required for India-Australia series has been rightfully injected with just this one single test match. India-Australia contests in recent past have always had this huge enthralling drama. Hope this drama is not staged in anyway (the pessimistic mind in me has this doubt).

Contradicting yourself a bit there bigbro!

 

[Satan666]

I am appalled by the way Kohli and India have reacted following the DRS issue. Smith made a mistake and apologised for it. What has followed since then is nothing but an extremely clever smear campaign by the Indian media to tarnish Smith's image and portray Kohli as the good guy here. The same thing happened in 2008 when Symonds's image was permanently ruined by India and Harbhajan Singh based on baseless claims. Symonds never recovered from that and his career went to waste. It's a shame to see the BCCI and Kohli adopt the same tactics to attack the opponents' best player. Awful, absolutely awful.

The Indian public craves the drama, BCCI obliges and they make some extra bucks, all at the behest of insulting and making false accusations against the opponents, nothing new.

 

[rishabh9627]

Its been a wonderful series so far between bat and ball along with some aggression but this reviewgate debacle including both the captains might just turn out to be the perfect foil for the rest of the series if the teams and media dont move on from the incident.
Rather than being sad about this whole issue i fear that this series doesn't turn out like the ashes 2013-14 which was the most ugliest test series I've seen so far where send offs were being given on almost every dismissal and personal attacks were being made and we all know that infamous line by Clarke to Jimmy " get ready for a fu**ing broken arm "
I just hope nobody from both the teams does that sort of a thing or reaches to that level of sledging

 

[abhi_jacko]

Dale Steyn was the only bowler in modern times who was very effective in India ( 2008 and 2010) with the new as well as the old ball especially in 2008 where he ran through the Indian batting lineup.

Because skill-wise he has been head and shoulders above his peers and the current lot of bowlers. A 50% fit Steyn would easily outperform most of the modern day pacers in subcontinent/unhelpful conditions

 

[Sunderpune]

T20 hero virat?

Mohammad Shahzad goes past Virat Kohli in T20I career runs - Cricket Country

Congratulation shahzad