If only bangles boys aka bangbro can play as arrogant as they speak

[zubinpepsi]

they could have managed atleast one win against a good team... wat a bunch of losers.. btw sehwag for saying wat it is.. bangles r one poor test team.. nothing wrong in it.. 'Bangladesh are an ordinary side' - Sehwag Sriram Veera in Chittagong January 16, 2010 Text size: A | A Virender Sehwag attends an ICC ceremony, Mumbai, September 2, 2009 Virender Sehwag dealt in monosyllables and left people speechless © AFP Related Links Preview : A chance to move forward for Bangladesh News : Shakib Al Hasan eyes Chittagong draw Players/Officials: Virender Sehwag | Shakib Al Hasan | Jamie Siddons Series/Tournaments: India tour of Bangladesh Teams: Bangladesh | India "Bangladesh are an ordinary side. They can't beat India because they can't take 20 wickets." That was Virender Sehwag's pre-series shooter on Bangladesh on the eve of the first Test in Chittagong. You can never accuse Sehwag of being boring. His press conferences are as interesting as his batting. He sauntered in to the press room today, remained typically blunt throughout, dealt in monosyllables and left people speechless. The Indian journalists weren't so shocked because it was almost the norm with him; a few Bangladeshi journalists looked stunned. You could have said Sehwag was bordering on arrogance, you might have felt he was being dismissive, almost brutal especially in his assessment of Bangladesh' strengths and if you hadn't been in a Sehwag conference before, you certainly would have thought it was a slightly bizarre event. But it wasn't. It was in character. It was actually very funny but you could also see why some might take offense at his sense of humour. Bangladesh's response later on, in the form of Jamie Siddons and Shakib Al Hasan, was equally interesting. They weren't present at Sehwag's conference, of course, and reacted to the perceptions of the media who had listened to Sehwag. A journalist asked the obvious question - can Bangladesh surprise India? "No. They can't beat us in Test matches," Sehwag said. "They can surprise you in ODIs but not in Tests." Why? "Because they can't take 20 Indian wickets. Even Sri Lanka found it difficult. Bangladesh can't. They are an ordinary side." There was not even an attempt at civility. There were no standard responses like "they are an upcoming side", "you can't take anyone lightly", or "they have some talented players." Nothing. He just saw the ball and hit it. It's not as if Sehwag was even trying to be provocative. There certainly was no condescension, nor was it an act of trying to win any psychological points. It's how he has usually been addressing press conferences for some time now. And it certainly wasn't directed, at least solely, against Bangladesh. Sample this. "Where is Dhoni?" "He is taking a break". "Is he fine?} (The questioner wanted to know why he didn't come for the press conference). "He is enjoying himself. He is relaxing in the dressing room." "What's your thought on the pitch?" "I haven't seen it." Cue an awkward silence. It was a permanent feature of the conference. At one point, early on during one such period, Sehwag leaned forward and said, "thank you." Some laughed, some remained silent, some looked on quizzically and slowly more questions started to trickle. However, the answers continued to be fired with an impassive face and almost all questions were longer than the reply. Siddons' and Shakib's conference too was awkward but for different reasons. Shakib didn't want to say anything on Sehwag but he said he doesn't consider India to be a true No. 1 Test side. "They are ranked No.1 recently but I think South Africa and India are much better than them," Shakib said.( yea right best team SAF had lost to a poor team england... :hysterical::hysterical: and oz are scrapping thru a lowly paak) "It's true that they are playing well but they still are human beings and they will make mistakes." Cries of "shabash, shabash (excellent, excellent)," went up from the back of the press room. It was certainly an interesting conference. It was Siddons' turn next. "Your thoughts on what Sehwag said?" "He should stay away from mikes," Siddons said. "Every team has good and bad phases. His comments might bite him on his bum in a few years time. It might even hit him in the bum in a week's time. We are definitely not an ordinary side. (yea right siddons.. keep living in ur lala land :giggle:) That's what we are hoping to show in this Test series. We could hopefully prove Sehwag wrong. Not many are convinced that the quality of the cricket in the series will be of high standard, but as Wally Hammond once so famously said at the start of an Ashes contest, what "a fine bloody way to start a series". Sriram Veera is a staff writer at Cricinfo RSS Feeds: Sriram Veera

[zubinpepsi]

* bros in the title just goin into banglesboys forum.. its gonna be some fun there reading all those noobs comments.. :-D

[DomainK]

Well, they are an ordinary side at the moment, are they not?

[DomainK]

I remember the last time we toured them, Ravi Shastri was the team manager. And he had said: "We will show no mercy, we will take no prisoners". That had pissed off the Bengalies to no end.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

well done sehwag.....well said...bangles please keep whining....

[THX_1138]

* bros in the title just goin into banglesboys forum.. its gonna be some fun there reading all those noobs comments.. :-D

banglebros have a forum? wait banglebros have internet?

[Karan114]

Veeru :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up: Bang boyzzzz :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[champ]

sehwag's statements comes from the territory acquired .. :good:

[achilles]

Viru will be Viru :cantstop:

[Sooda]

I dont think it was right of Sehwag to say that. It is the honest truth but he could have worded it different, all these years of international cricket would have thought him a bit of diplomacy. he could have said that theyd struggle to bowl India out, without calling them 'ordinary' Had Ponting said the same on the eve of an Aus v Bangles test we would have been up in arms against that calling it arrogance.

[DomainK]

I dont think it was right of Sehwag to say that. It is the honest truth but he could have worded it different' date=' [b']all these years of international cricket would have thought him a bit of diplomacy. he could have said that theyd struggle to bowl India out, without calling them 'ordinary' Had Ponting said the same on the eve of an Aus v Bangles test we would have been up in arms against that calling it arrogance.

I am happy that he has not learned to complicate things. The day he learns diplomacy, his batting will change. Uncluttered ming is the secret of his success. And the minds remains uncluttered all the time.

[Desi Cartman]

I dont think its polite to say things like that ...

[DomainK]

I dont think its polite to say things like that ...

Tell that to your av.:giggle:

[Zelig]

I dont think its polite to say things like that ...

Well, he is a Northie..that explains:popcorn: Honestly, there is nothing wrong in saying as it is as long as you live up to what you say. Two words: Muhammad Ali

[achilles]

I still remember Viru saying to the WORLD media that Australia calls for player agreements on catches, cheats and takes bump ball catches. Ponting really didn't know where to hide :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: 'Aussies cheat, no point in catches pact'

[Ram]

Hmm, I appreciate Sehwag's penchant to tell it as he sees it. In this day and age of PR conscious sportsmen, its so refreshing to find someone who speaks his mind. But, one of the dangers of speaking your mind is that you can come across as being arrogant and disrespectful, even though we all know someone like Viru is anything but those. We dont want to antagonize the entire opposition team/fans/cricket following public on the back of some press comments. What started in the press conference could easily escalate into worser things on the pitch. Sehwag is being Sehwag, so kudos to him. But he should refrain from making comments that could have a negative impact on our team's image, especially when English isnt his first language and few things could easily be lost in translation.

[sangrock]

I am happy that he has not learned to complicate things. The day he learns diplomacy' date=' his batting will change. Uncluttered ming is the secret of his success. And the minds remains uncluttered all the time.[/quote'] Gud point! I concur. Luv Viru for what he said... he spoke the truth, I hope he clutters a double/triple hundred and rubs it in their face ( which he doesnt do).

[cowboysfan]

a good bangladesh side is good for international cricket,they seem to love cricket and will definetely get better.

[Equinox]

Lol @ Siddons: He should stay away from a mike :hysterical: And fully agree with Shakib. Australia & South Africa >>> India

[Temujin Khaghan]

viru is my fav player ( i converted from uv club) but i thought it was a touch arrogant. anyday sachin's way is my way - the little master makes statements only with the bat not in the press conferences. sachin only makes others look ordinary... there is no need to say it. different people different ways.