royGilchrist
State 12th Man
I never saw the rashid latif incident where he was suspended for five matches for appealing on a questionable catch. But the idea just seems absurd and ridiculous.
In Cricket, players do a lot of things similar or much worse which go completely unpunished. Like excessive appealing by spinners to pressure the umpire etc. And today Andrew Hall elbowed Youhanna, in a clear attempt to disrupt the concentration of Youhanna, which is I think a much greater offense but will probably not get the kind of punishment latif got.
I have lived in Canada for a long time now, and have visited many western countries and I feel that generally the average joe does not have any discrimination against minorities. But I think there is still discrimination in cricket, in the upper echlons of ICC. And teams from the sub continent get the brunt of it. If Steve Waugh had done it (I wont say M Vaughn as he would never do it
) he would never get this type of suspension. Latif is the Pakistani captain and what better way to disgrace 'em.
Anyways enough digression and maybe you guys who have seen the incident might tell me otherwise.
But I have felt for sometime that India/Pakistan/SL and Bangladesh need to start their own league and cut off any cricketing ties with other countries (maybe other than the world cup). This would be excellent from a commericial point of view, with many matches and all within the subcontinent, no cancelled tours, fans would love nothing more than India/Pakistan matches regularly. No whiny tourists (Alec Stewart quipped that when asked if he would miss retirement, he said I will ask these guys when they are suffereing in Bangladesh). And the rules of the game can also be modified to suit the fans of the subcontinent (i.e. more limited overs games).
I think the standard of cricket will improve dramatically in the sub continent, things like trading players can also be introuduced to reduce the disparity among teams and make contests more exciting, I know this will never be introduced by the "stuck in the past" minds at the ICC.
The North americans are so dominant in sports they play as they play it their own way with their own rules, among themselves, and with their own schedule.
In Cricket, players do a lot of things similar or much worse which go completely unpunished. Like excessive appealing by spinners to pressure the umpire etc. And today Andrew Hall elbowed Youhanna, in a clear attempt to disrupt the concentration of Youhanna, which is I think a much greater offense but will probably not get the kind of punishment latif got.
I have lived in Canada for a long time now, and have visited many western countries and I feel that generally the average joe does not have any discrimination against minorities. But I think there is still discrimination in cricket, in the upper echlons of ICC. And teams from the sub continent get the brunt of it. If Steve Waugh had done it (I wont say M Vaughn as he would never do it
) he would never get this type of suspension. Latif is the Pakistani captain and what better way to disgrace 'em.Anyways enough digression and maybe you guys who have seen the incident might tell me otherwise.
But I have felt for sometime that India/Pakistan/SL and Bangladesh need to start their own league and cut off any cricketing ties with other countries (maybe other than the world cup). This would be excellent from a commericial point of view, with many matches and all within the subcontinent, no cancelled tours, fans would love nothing more than India/Pakistan matches regularly. No whiny tourists (Alec Stewart quipped that when asked if he would miss retirement, he said I will ask these guys when they are suffereing in Bangladesh). And the rules of the game can also be modified to suit the fans of the subcontinent (i.e. more limited overs games).
I think the standard of cricket will improve dramatically in the sub continent, things like trading players can also be introuduced to reduce the disparity among teams and make contests more exciting, I know this will never be introduced by the "stuck in the past" minds at the ICC.
The North americans are so dominant in sports they play as they play it their own way with their own rules, among themselves, and with their own schedule.
@ Roy
