The players didn't want to play.

[kepler37b]

1 hour ago, asterix said:

BCCI should first ban players taking their families on tours every where during these Covid times. HOLIDAY CHAL RAHA HAIN KYA? Then you make excuses of family and children in danger of covid. It was not a long tour. Sala whenever there’s a tour of England or Dubai, whole family goes for a fun tour even in these Covid times.

 

These family wala players get influenced by the family. Wife nagging all day, tell BCCI to call off. Let’s go to Dubai. I’m getting bored here. We’ll do lots of shopping in Dubai. Here I can’t even go out. Go tell all the players to tell BCCI to call off the tour (remember, BCCI can hire external Physios too if required) All those stuff…

 

 

Classic proof that money and fame do not make a strong man..

[maniac]

A series that could have been easily won now ends up with an * ( @asterix )
 

I am pretty sure the English are more relieved that this match is canceled.

 

A) They can claim they haven’t lost

B) Anderson gets extra time to recover before the Ashes

C) They were probably as skeptical about the whole covid situation as Indian team and they didn’t have to be the guys to take that call.

 

How is this in any way a positive for the Indian cricket?

 

All we are left with calling ECB arrogant or debating if our players took the right call or not.

Edited September 10, 2021 by maniac

[rkt.india]

15 minutes ago, maniac said:

A series that could have been easily won now ends up with an * ( @asterix )
 

I am pretty sure the English are more relieved that this match is canceled.

 

A) They can claim they haven’t lost

B) Anderson gets extra time to recover before the Ashes

C) They were probably as skeptical about the whole covid situation as Indian team and they didn’t have to be the guys to take that call.

 

How is this in any way a positive for the Indian cricket?

 

All we are left with calling ECB arrogant or debating if our players took the right call or not.

We have won it 2-1. Not the first time a match got cancelled due to Covid. None of those were forfeited.

[Jimmy Cliff]

 

 

 

[NameGoesHere]

You’re all fools.  This is a great chance to win 3-1. My advice for the BCCI :

 

1. Start the test immediately. Like tomorrow. 

 

2. Batting or fielding first, make sure that everyone in the Indian team coughs, sneezes hard when next to English players.  Take every opportunity to get next to them and breathe in their faces. 

 

3. if batting, after hitting a shot, run hard towards the player who’s trying to field with the intention of tackling him.  In fact both batsmen should run to the fielder. Watch the fielder running away. Escort every ball to the boundary. Sneeze on the wicket keeper/ silly point/ slips repeatedly.  Cough on the bails.
 

4. It bowling, repeatedly brush against the batter at your end.  Touch the umpire every now and then.  Appeal after every ball right in the Umpire’s face.  Square leg ump too.  Keep all 9 fielders close in (real close) that repeatedly cough and sneezes on the batter.

 

5.  Batting or fielding, lie down every now and then and pretend to go into convulsions. Spit everywhere. 

 

6.  Watch England refuse to take the field within a day and forfeit.

 

7.  Sing Jana Mana Gana

 

8. Profit.

 

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PS: Am only half kidding.  They say we should play right? Ok so go play and if you do even a tenth of what I’ve said above, they’ll close the game 

Edited September 10, 2021 by NameGoesHere

[rkt.india]

6 hours ago, NameGoesHere said:

You’re all fools.  This is a great chance to win 3-1. My advice for the BCCI :

 

1. Start the test immediately. Like tomorrow. 

 

2. Batting or fielding first, make sure that everyone in the Indian team coughs, sneezes hard when next to English players.  Take every opportunity to get next to them and breathe in their faces. 

 

3. if batting, after hitting a shot, run hard towards the player who’s trying to field with the intention of tackling him.  In fact both batsmen should run to the fielder. Watch the fielder running away. Escort every ball to the boundary. Sneeze on the wicket keeper/ silly point/ slips repeatedly.  Cough on the bails.
 

4. It bowling, repeatedly brush against the batter at your end.  Touch the umpire every now and then.  Appeal after every ball right in the Umpire’s face.  Square leg ump too.  Keep all 9 fielders close in (real close) that repeatedly cough and sneezes on the batter.

 

5.  Batting or fielding, lie down every now and then and pretend to go into convulsions. Spit everywhere. 

 

6.  Watch England refuse to take the field within a day and forfeit.

 

7.  Sing Jana Mana Gana

 

8. Profit.

 

Follow me for more sage cricket advice and analysis 

 

PS: Am only half kidding.  They say we should play right? Ok so go play and if you do even a tenth of what I’ve said above, they’ll close the game 

Last year, bank manager of the bank I deal with came positive. I had sat in his cabin just a day before so I was his close contact and when I gotta know about it fat ke hath me aa gayi thi.