"Yeah, I think he is a particularly over-rated bowler. And so he was a great target for us to go at. He always loses his cool under pressure and I think it was a good example of that (in the match)," former Aussie international Mathew Hayden said.
Hayden hit Sreesanth for three sixes in the 17th over in his innings of 89 before falling to the same bowler in the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings Eleven Punjab. A furious Sreesanth gave a mouthful to the Australian when he was heading for the dressing room.
Hayden, however, refused to reveal what words Sreesanth had hurled at him.
"You don't want to know. It's just so meaningless. Mate ... I am a Test veteran and a one-day international veteran, I have got nothing to answer to him that's for certain," said Hayden.
It's diffcult to understand what Sreesanth thinks about himself.What Hayden said about him,that he is an over-rated bowler is absolutely correct.What Sreesath has done for India except the bad name he has earned for him and the team by his dirty and childish antics...
He has got into ugly spat with every other team against he has played.In almost all earlier instances he was supported by we Indians,mainly because he was representing India,even when we knew that he was the main culprit in most of those instances.
Now,it's time we change our views about him and stop supporting him at least when he does some thing wrong.Any body who watched the IPL match will agree that there was absolutely no provocation from Hayden.Hayden hit Sreesanth for three sixes in the final overs,which is quite natural in a cricket match.Batsman will try to score,bowlers will try to take wickets.That is what cricket is all about..
Sreesanth does not know this?
Nobody should try and score of him?
Is that what he thinks?
If yes,he does not deserve to play the game of cricket,that's to put it mildly..!!
If a bowler starts abusing a batsman when the batsman hits him for a six,well,then how the game can be called a "so-called" 'Gentleman's game'..!!
In this particular instance,what made his ugly outburst the worst is because of the obvious lack of any sense of sportsman spirit.Mathew Hayden got out after playing a great knock and instead of appreciating his effort,Sreesanth was seen abusing Hayden.Hayden just walked off with a smile..
It's high time either the Indian cricket authorities give a stern warning to Sreesanth about his constant ugly behavior on-field or he should not be picked to play for any international side in future and may be not even in any domestic side,till he mend his ways...
How can he play a cricket match if he thinks that no batsman should bat well against him..!!
It's ok,if there is some friendly chit-chat on-field between rival players,but in Sreesanth's case it's clearly not friendly and his showman style actions are an insult to the teams he represent..
In the last IPL season also,Sreesanth was involved in some spat with Harbhajan Singh resulting in Harbhajan slapping him and Sreesanth weeping on-field after the match.It's absolutely sure that the culprit then also,who initiated the ugly spat would have been Sreesanth.
May be all these antics are a part of Sreesanth's effort to stay in the limelight.Any way his bowling is not that great these days..
And I do feel it's about time the media in Kerala stopped glorifying Sreesanth just because he is a Malayali.I am a Malayali and I don't think we should support Sreesanth in all what he does.The media in Kerala should treat him as any other player playing for India or like any other Indian player playing in the IPL.There should not be any bias just because he is from Kerala.
We should not blindly support anybody,that will make the individual think that he is above all criticisms which will result in him repeating the same mistakes again and again.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Dalai Lama's Tribute to India
"The last 50 years have been the darkest period in the Tibetan history.There was a serious threat to the disappearance of the Tibetan people, their culture and their heritage."
"In such a time we found India as our second home.Because of the support of the Indian government, the state governments and the public sympathy, we had the opportunity to carry on the preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist culture, including our own language."
"It is important and it is my duty to thank India for what it has done for us in the last 50 years".
Emphasising his indebtedness to India, Dalai Lama -- the Tibetan leader in exile and Nobel Peace Prize winner also referred to the people of the host country as his Indian brothers and sisters and his gurus.He was addressing Indian Americans in the US.
As he travels around the world, the Dalai Lama talks about two major issues -- both of which he learned from India, he said.
The first is a commitment to human values, compassion and non-violence, which he believes are the essentials to build a happy family, county and world. The second is his belief in building bridges of harmony on the basis of mutual respect and understanding.
"I take these two commitments that I learned from India," he said. "The tradition of ahimsa is central to India's being. I consider myself to be a messenger of Indian values and I try and make those values known in the world. I know I have made a small impact in the world."
Source:rediff.
"In such a time we found India as our second home.Because of the support of the Indian government, the state governments and the public sympathy, we had the opportunity to carry on the preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist culture, including our own language."
"It is important and it is my duty to thank India for what it has done for us in the last 50 years".
Emphasising his indebtedness to India, Dalai Lama -- the Tibetan leader in exile and Nobel Peace Prize winner also referred to the people of the host country as his Indian brothers and sisters and his gurus.He was addressing Indian Americans in the US.
As he travels around the world, the Dalai Lama talks about two major issues -- both of which he learned from India, he said.
The first is a commitment to human values, compassion and non-violence, which he believes are the essentials to build a happy family, county and world. The second is his belief in building bridges of harmony on the basis of mutual respect and understanding.
"I take these two commitments that I learned from India," he said. "The tradition of ahimsa is central to India's being. I consider myself to be a messenger of Indian values and I try and make those values known in the world. I know I have made a small impact in the world."
Source:rediff.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Homage to Indian Soldier from Kashmir
This post is a small attempt at paying homage to the 8 Indian Soldiers who died fighting our enemy.I do want to concentrate more on one among those Soldiers who was from the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Shabir Ahmed Malik was among those eight Indian soldiers who died for our MotherLand in a gun battle with terrorists in Kupwara.
He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in the village of Dub,north of Srinagar,surrounded by thousands of mourners.
Shabir, 21, joined the Indian army after passing his 12th class examination. He studied at the Sainik (army) School at Ganderbal.
Shabir's family and neighbours are proud of his army service.
"He has become a hero. He died an honourable death. I am so happy, although I am also pained at his separation," says Mohammad Yasin, a neighbour and friend of the dead man.
Mr Yasin says he still regrets not being able to join the Indian army with Shabir.
"I too went with him that day. But only three boys were selected. I was not taken because I was over age. I still feel so bad about it.
"Even now, I have a passionate desire to do something for my country like Shabir has done."
Mr Yasin says that the moving send-off given to Shabir has inspired many more youths in the village to join the army.
"I am 28," says Showkat Ahmed. "I have never in my life seen such a funeral. Such death is pride-worthy."
Shabir's body was kept outside the "imambara" (Shia place of worship) and the villagers mourned beside it.
The coffin was draped in India's tricolour before it was carried to the graveyard.
Shabir's brother, Ghiulam Mohammad, says: "I wanted him to become a doctor. But he had a passion for joining the army and was determined to complete his graduation so he could become an army officer.
"He was patriotic from his childhood. He wanted to do something for his country. His ambition has been fulfilled."
The villagers have been sharing the family's grief as well as its pride in what Shabir fought for.
"Every family here is bereaved. Every family is mourning," one villager said.
One hope that Great Patriots like Shabir Ahmed Malik will inspire more and more Youth in the Kashmir Valley to join the Indian Army and fight for their MotherLand.Some people in the valley accuse the Indian Army of Human rights violations.Well,if they think so,let them join the Indian Army,like what Shabir Ahmed Malik did,and then they themselves will be their own guardians..
It's my humble wish that these 8 Great Men who laid down their life fighting for the Indian Nation will inspire us into looking at ways to do some thing for our Country..
News Finer Details taken from BBC.COM.
Shabir Ahmed Malik was among those eight Indian soldiers who died for our MotherLand in a gun battle with terrorists in Kupwara.
He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in the village of Dub,north of Srinagar,surrounded by thousands of mourners.
Shabir, 21, joined the Indian army after passing his 12th class examination. He studied at the Sainik (army) School at Ganderbal.
Shabir's family and neighbours are proud of his army service.
"He has become a hero. He died an honourable death. I am so happy, although I am also pained at his separation," says Mohammad Yasin, a neighbour and friend of the dead man.
Mr Yasin says he still regrets not being able to join the Indian army with Shabir.
"I too went with him that day. But only three boys were selected. I was not taken because I was over age. I still feel so bad about it.
"Even now, I have a passionate desire to do something for my country like Shabir has done."
Mr Yasin says that the moving send-off given to Shabir has inspired many more youths in the village to join the army.
"I am 28," says Showkat Ahmed. "I have never in my life seen such a funeral. Such death is pride-worthy."
Shabir's body was kept outside the "imambara" (Shia place of worship) and the villagers mourned beside it.
The coffin was draped in India's tricolour before it was carried to the graveyard.
Shabir's brother, Ghiulam Mohammad, says: "I wanted him to become a doctor. But he had a passion for joining the army and was determined to complete his graduation so he could become an army officer.
"He was patriotic from his childhood. He wanted to do something for his country. His ambition has been fulfilled."
The villagers have been sharing the family's grief as well as its pride in what Shabir fought for.
"Every family here is bereaved. Every family is mourning," one villager said.
One hope that Great Patriots like Shabir Ahmed Malik will inspire more and more Youth in the Kashmir Valley to join the Indian Army and fight for their MotherLand.Some people in the valley accuse the Indian Army of Human rights violations.Well,if they think so,let them join the Indian Army,like what Shabir Ahmed Malik did,and then they themselves will be their own guardians..
It's my humble wish that these 8 Great Men who laid down their life fighting for the Indian Nation will inspire us into looking at ways to do some thing for our Country..
News Finer Details taken from BBC.COM.
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