Boorish behaviour of cricketers irks media - Times Of Indiapakster said:i severly doubt that it is true, rediff has a reputation for inacurate reporting. They probably took the situation out of context.
Still a funny read though, unpresidented behaviour (if true!!)
Ricky is a bit more media savvy than these guys and our board would not put our players in that position.Slow Love™ said:Still, Ricky Ponting must be champing at the bit to tell us all that the Aussies don't do things that way.
yes he is...yaaawwnnScallywag said:Ricky is a bit more media savvy than these guys
Grits teethScallywag said:Ricky is a bit more media savvy than these guys and our board would not put our players in that position.
Just an example of bad planning and poor communications.
Scallywag said:Ricky is a bit more media savvy than these guys and our board would not put our players in that position.
Neil Pickup said:Is this Ricky "foot in mouth" Ponting we're talking about?
CricInfo is not only the news source for Indian CricketProud Indian said:Also if this should have happened it should have been on Cricinfo...Just like what happen to Martyn...it was a little thing but it still showed up on Cricinfo then why didnt this?
Really very Media Savvy and very good planning and communication.Scallywag said:Ricky is a bit more media savvy than these guys and our board would not put our players in that position.
Just an example of bad planning and poor communications.
Scallywag said:"Visibly disinterested, the reluctant players, led by India vice-captain Rahul Dravid, obliged, albeit for a few minutes.
But questions were summarily dismissed or received terse replies."
I have no idea what you would say if Ponting acted as childish and imature as the Indian cricket players.
He didn't disrespect Lara. He just said what he thought, according to his philosophy.orangepitch said:Yeah, comments like 'selfish Lara " are soooo mature.
honestbharani said:Compare that with a GAvaskar or a Boycott, who always predict well (atleast most of the time)....
But replying to the topic, I didn't read it on many big sites......Rediff and Times of India usually share the same columns, so there is a good chance that this incident might have been blown out of proportions by some journalist who might have taken offence by whatever the team did there.....