Sanz
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That is just nonsense. I have never heard anyone saying that.
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Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it will work for everyone. Also when getting into this kind of argument, please dont take things personal. No one is calling your parents/teachers 'idiot', it is simply a mis-representation of my point. Verbal bullying is as worse as physical and should not be tolerated or ignored.
Anyone telling that it will go away by ignoring it, doesn't know what he is talking about.
Hmm...how are they gonna monitor sledging in other languages? By many accounts, the subcontinental players sledge in other languages, such as Urdu and Hindi? Monitoring 'sledging' in an international tongue is one thing; monitoring 'sledging' in a national language or even a local dialect is another entirely.
Never mind the subjectivity of 'sledging'. A sledge to a player, or umpire for that matter, may not be to another. That makes it nigh-on impossible to enforce, IMO.
As for Ian Chappell, he despises Steve Waugh. Even Waugh has noted this. Elements of Chappell's criticism of Waugh may have some validity. For instance, his criticism of his captaincy - namely, that he could get inflexible when he couldn't dismiss the opposition quickly - seems to have some merit. The Kolkata miracle of 2001 (or even the garangutan Dravid-Laxman and Laxman-Tendulkar partnerships of 2003/04) are a case in point. Say what you want about Ponting's captaincy (which is dubious on a bad day), but I doubt he'd allow that (and indeed never has, even on some plumb batting decks). However, I take the rest of Chappell's comments on Waugh with a grain of salt, so to speak.
Never mind the subjectivity of 'sledging'. A sledge to a player, or umpire for that matter, may not be to another. That makes it nigh-on impossible to enforce, IMO.
As for Ian Chappell, he despises Steve Waugh. Even Waugh has noted this. Elements of Chappell's criticism of Waugh may have some validity. For instance, his criticism of his captaincy - namely, that he could get inflexible when he couldn't dismiss the opposition quickly - seems to have some merit. The Kolkata miracle of 2001 (or even the garangutan Dravid-Laxman and Laxman-Tendulkar partnerships of 2003/04) are a case in point. Say what you want about Ponting's captaincy (which is dubious on a bad day), but I doubt he'd allow that (and indeed never has, even on some plumb batting decks). However, I take the rest of Chappell's comments on Waugh with a grain of salt, so to speak.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
It is not very hard to figure out, you know in almost all the test matches one of the umpires(3rd/4th) is local, commentators are local. Keep the stump mic on, as simple as that.
That may (not definitely, particularly if they're speaking in dialect) help deal with the issue in those LOTE-speaking cricketer's home country, but it will be harder to decipher what they're saying if they're touring non-subcontinental countries, where nobody would be familiar with the language. So the problem may be a touch harder to solve than you think.
Googenheim
U19 12th Man
Doesn't a sledge lose its purpose if its in a language the victim can't understand anyway? If I had a bowler sledge me in Afrikaans, It'd simply fly over my head..That may (not definitely, particularly if they're speaking in dialect) help deal with the issue in those LOTE-speaking cricketer's home country, but it will be harder to decipher what they're saying if they're touring non-subcontinental countries, where nobody would be familiar with the language. So the problem may be a touch harder to solve than you think.
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Potes meos suaviari clunes.
Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Multsumesc.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Quando podeces te regi eorum fecerunt?
Lillian Thomson
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Wir haben hier eine sehr große Gießkanne.
Googenheim
U19 12th Man
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Yeah, but doesn't the ICC wanna crack down on sledging?
It shows just how absurd this new 'anti-sledging' stuff is, really.
Nice LOTE posts by the way, fellas.
