yoda Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 That isnt cruel' date=' thats crass. Cant believe you find it funny.[/quote'] I can't believe you don't find it funny. :D
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I can't believe you don't find it funny. :D Sorry, my sense of humor is a bit more refined and discerning. :D
yoda Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Sorry' date=' my sense of humor is a bit more refined and discerning. :D[/quote'] If you say so. :D
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 If you say so. :D I give up O Mighty King of Sarcasm ! I know I cant compete with you bone-dry sense of humor. :D P.S - Atleast, I can say I tried.
fineleg Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 MM, You dont need to be discerning about LOL on a comment when it is said of a person like punter who has given up on rights to rispekt with *his behavior* :D
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 MM, You dont need to be discerning about LOL on a comment when it is said of a person like punter who has given up on rights to rispekt with *his behavior* :D EVEN your WORST enemy shouldnt be called terrible names. :nervous:
Desi Cartman Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Are you people questioning Ponting integrity .. if so then you shouldnt be on this forum I have lost a bit of respect for ponting because of all this .. 4 days ago he was having a go at CA and then at ILP and now at ICC ... Kya hua beta ... $ nahi milay ?
fineleg Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 ponting is cheapest of em all...just coz he bats well, he is getting some $$$ from ipl
Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 "Making more money and spending most of the year with family by playing in the IPL instead of for players' respective country could start to look pretty attractive to some blokes and lot of cricketers around the world will look at it that way. "And if there are potential stars of Test or one-day cricket who might have any sort of thoughts like that, I think it is really dangerous for the game. "The amount of money being bandied around here and the amount of money and power the Indian board, the BCCI, has, who knows how cricket administration worldwide is going to pan out," "More than 20 Pakistan players have signed with the ICL and IPL. All those guys who signed with the ICL, which make up a big chunk, can no longer represent their country, so it's getting to a dangerous point already," I dont know how many here understand the gravity of Ponting's statements. This isnt just a run-of-the-mill series of lines, given out spontaneously in a press conference. Each and every word of his was carefully thought out, with a hidden message meant for the appropriate audience. Ponting has just given out a warning shot, first to CA and then to ICC, that if they arent going to reform the game and distribute the riches better amongst the players, we may all, in the very not-so-distant future, may see mass players desertions, from their national squads to the 6 week-long IPL. Him repeatedly alluding to Pakistan's case and how the PCB have lost valuable players clearly means one thing - " CA, If you arent going to significantly increase our contract money, you might just see the Pakistan experience replicated in Australia too". ALREADY, the cricket world lost Bond to ICL and tempted Fleming into a mildly premature retirement. At this rate, soon, the ICC could become irrelevant, with most of the star players turning out for the IPL. The only other solution is for the ICC to create a dedicated window in every calender year for IPL/ICL tournaments. Depending how successful IPL is, ICC needs to make its moves REAL quick, if it wants to hold in to its position as the guardian/boss of world cricket. Ultimately, people will watch matches which involves the stars. It doesnt matter to them whether its an ICC event or an ICL/IPL event. And the sponsors will go where the audience is. ICC, Beware !
Desi Cartman Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I dont know how many here understand the gravity of Ponting's statements. This isnt just a run-of-the-mill series of lines, given out spontaneously in a press conference. Each and every word of his was carefully thought out, with a hidden message meant for the appropriate audience. Ponting has just given out a warning shot, first to CA and then to ICC, that if they arent going to reform the game and distribute the riches better amongst the players, we may all, in the very not-so-distant future, may see mass players desertions, from their national squads to the 6 week-long IPL. Him repeatedly alluding to Pakistan's case and how the PCB have lost valuable players clearly means one thing - " CA, If you arent going to significantly increase our contract money, you might just see the Pakistan experience replicated in Australia too". ALREADY, the cricket world lost Bond to ICL and tempted Fleming into a mildly premature retirement. At this rate, soon, the ICC could become irrelevant, with most of the star players turning out for the IPL. The only other solution is for the ICC to create a dedicated window in every calender year for IPL/ICL tournaments. Depending how successful IPL is, ICC needs to make its moves REAL quick, if it wants to hold in to its position as the guardian/boss of world cricket. Ultimately, people will watch matches which involves the stars. It doesnt matter to them whether its an ICC event or an ICL/IPL event. And the sponsors will go where the audience is. ICC, Beware ! i know what u mean and I think banning players who play for ICL is not the right thing to do. As for ponting , he didnt care this much about CA, ICC or world cricket till couple of days ago
siddhu Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 hmmm still no aussies coming to his defense.... maybe aussies have also given up on this mental case...:haha::haha: But seriously, this guy is a total looser. first he blames CA to let himself and his players to play in IPL. Then he complains about how much less money he will be getting and virtually threatens Symmo who is the highest paid Aussie cricketer in IPL. And now he is blaming ICC to do something or they will loose their star players to IPL/ICL...
fineleg Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 desi downunder, There is one thing Punter cares about - $$$ make it two things - he also cares about being a snobby crybaby.
fineleg Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 hmmm still no aussies coming to his defense.... maybe aussies have also given up on this mental case...:haha::haha: But seriously, this guy is a total looser. first he blames CA to let himself and his players to play in IPL. Then he complains about how much less money he will be getting and virtually threatens Symmo who is the highest paid Aussie cricketer in IPL. And now he is blaming ICC to do something or they will loose their star players to IPL/ICL... absolutely
Desi Cartman Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 desi downunder, There is one thing Punter cares about - $$$ make it two things - he also cares about being a snobby crybaby. and used to care about Symonds :cantstop:
siddhu Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 hmmm still no aussies coming to his defense.... maybe aussies have also given up on this mental case...:haha::haha: come to think of it.. where have all the aussie supporters disappeared suddenly... especially the one 16str8
omf52 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 if he doesnt like the ipl then why did he join it..
fineleg Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 if he doesnt like the ipl then why did he join it.. he doesnt like IPL, he doesnt like Indianz, he doesnt like if Indians compete... but he will do anything and change any stance for $$$
Mandrake Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 Punter worrying about future of cricket is akin to GWB worrying about world peace:haha:
fineleg Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 Punter worrying about future of cricket is akin to GWB worrying about world peace:haha: This is the QUOTE of ICF! Brilliant! Only thing cheapo punter cares about is money.
16 str8 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 LOL!! The inferiority complex rears its head once again! This is unbelievable, it started out as a bit of a joke, but now I generally believe it! I can just imagine you Indians, searching the net all day long for something Ponting or another Australian said that might be slightly controversial. Clicking refresh, hoping for a new article.. Not my idea of living, but whatever floats your boat. And I don't see what was so bad about what he said, if there isn't a window created then there could be a player drain. What is wrong with that?
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