anil's comments

Anil’s comments seemed odd to me.

But if the game was a draw and Bhajji and Roy weren't at war, we probably would have forgotten them already.

Some of his appeals off his own bowling were horrible, in this very match.

He appeals for LB’s that wouldn’t hit over sized novelty stumps.

What bowler doesn't?

His team mate Sehwag was once suspended for excessive appealing, possibly the worst decision i can remember.

A bowler or fielders job is to appeal when they think there is a chance of a wicket.

And so they should, cause their jobs as bowlers or fielders is to ask the umpire if the batsmen is out.

You hear a noise, you appeal, you hit a pad, you appeal.

Your at square leg and your bowler hits the pads, everyone appeals, you join in.

No bowler only appeals for balls he knows are out. Sometimes we appeal for balls we know aren’t out, just to put pressure on the batsmen, sometimes we do it to work on the umpire for the one that is out.

It’s not in the spirit of the game, but all nationalities of cricketers do this.

Australia put a lot of pressure on the umpires yesterday, no more than I have seen in Lahore or Mumbai.

Michael Clarke didn’t walk when he got caught at slip. Probably cause Australians don’t walk. I saw a guy get bowled one day and stood his ground.

Batsmens Job, batting.

Bowlers job, bowling.

Umpirs job, making decisions.

Harbhajan did something that Roy didn’t like, and something followed, of which I am sure Roy will spin and Harbhajan will spin.

So far Harbhajan hasn’t spun it well.

South Africa let a batsman use a runner, even though they were planning on making him bowl the same day. He did bowl, he bowled quite a few overs. How can you be fit enough to bowl, but not run.

Some people will call that cheating, others weak officialling, i call it the way South Africa play their cricket.

Arjuna used to call for a runner cause he was fat.

There isn't a test team that hasn't tested the rules.

I hear a lot about the spirit of the game, I’m not even sure what it means anymore.

I do know this.

Bowlers and fielders have always appealed for balls they are not sure about.

Australians generally don’t walk.

And cricketers have disagreements on the field.

These days if your Indian or Australian and you fart it makes international head lines.

Anil is a legend of cricket, but there is no doubt he goes about his cricket in a different way to Australia.

He is a very intelligent guy, so why would he go into honesty pacts with Australians.

I wouldn’t trust my mum in backyard cricket, especially with catches.

My problem is with the hypocritical nature of Australians wanting people to trust us on certain things and not on others.

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