Ranvir Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Atherton and Nasser Hussein to really dislike India. I think it's due to the fact that cricket in India is like what football is in England.
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Well, Dhoni needs a big inng and then Athers will maybe have no option but to applaud the genius of the man, like he seems to have changed his opinion about Sachin. Dhoni's batting is a worry for all of us. Linking it to ads just seems to highlight the sheer frustration that Athers seems to have with Dhoni's innings of late. Maybe he's a "fan"? copied from me :headshake: And you copied from me :two_thumbs_up:
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 A bit of a tid-bit for all of you: Athers has been a critic of the BCCI as well. Among numerous opinionated articles in the past, he had taken a swipe at the BCCI (during the Border-Gavaskar in 08 in India, if memory serves me right) for giving the commentators guidelines, one among which was not critiquing the Indian players on air.
Roshanrocks Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I read only the first post and let me say.... that when Dhoni got out... that was exactly what me and everyone around me was abusing Dhoni with :P "Saala poora time advertising ki shooting me bitaata hai, utna time crease pe bitaayega toh saala bees tees run banayega" Jus becoz a non-indian said the same thing... no need being bitter about it :dontknow:
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Agree with Roro and a few posters here. I think we are giving too much importance to Athers. Sunny can also be very nasty at times but do the Aussies take offence to it? No. They just go out there and try to work harder to win the game. I'm sure Dhoni will use this criticism as a motivation factor and I hope he comes big in Mohali.
The Outsider Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I read only the first post and let me say.... that when Dhoni got out... that was exactly what me and everyone around me was abusing Dhoni with :P "Saala poora time advertising ki shooting me bitaata hai, utna time crease pe bitaayega toh saala bees tees run banayega" Jus becoz a non-indian said the same thing... no need being bitter about it :dontknow: More like just because some Indians also share the same moronic line of thinking as Atherton, does not make it right.
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I think its quite moronic to call someone's line of thinking moronic just because s/he doesn't share the same opinions that you do. Its worse than the thinking of a 6 yr old kid. But then again, there is a reason we call him a kid and he does grow up. We can all have our takes on a lot of things, like we do about religion. I would choose to ignore Athers comments. The said reply had nothing to do with me but I feel particularly surprised that a person who people look up to here is going all bazooka on people here.
The Outsider Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 ^ I am sorry if I am not as tolerant of mentally challenged 'theories' that shooting for commercials has caused a drop in Dhoni's form in the name of political correctness. Quite obviously he started shooting for commercials only 6 months back.
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 ^ I am sorry if I am not as tolerant of mentally challenged 'theories' that shooting for commercials has caused a drop in Dhoni's form in the name of political correctness. Quite obviously he started shooting for commercials only 6 months back. I don't care about what Athers says or does. Who is he? How is he going to impact Dhoni, the team selection and a potential 100 at Mohali? I would rather just let him talk what he wants to and get himself pwned on international television, just like his mate Ian Chappell. That would be justice.
EnterTheVoid Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Do we see Atherton taking a dig at Clarke and North for going to some corporate advertising function on the morning of the Boxing Day Test last year, the same test where Australia were bowled out for a miserable 96 all out? Nope, advertising was more important than the most important test in the calendar year. Where was this miserable old fart than?
The Outsider Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I don't care about what Athers says or does. Who is he? How is he going to impact Dhoni' date=' the team selection and a potential 100 at Mohali? I would rather just let him talk what he wants to and get himself pwned on international television, just like his mate Ian Chappell. That would be justice.[/quote'] How is any of this relevant to my post or the fact that drawing a causal connection between shooting for commercials and on field performance remains an idiotic notion, regardless of your wanting to dress it up as a 'point of view'?
achilles Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 How is any of this relevant to my post or the fact that drawing a causal connection between shooting for commercials and on field performance remains an idiotic notion' date=' regardless of your wanting to dress it up as a 'point of view'?[/quote'] Maybe you don't find it relevant because you didn't want to. No matter how absurd or desperate his comparison may be, it is still his take/point of view on the subject, regardless of what you and I think about it. If he could read my mind or yours or anyone's here, he would get a bit creative with his criticism.
sandeep Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Atherton is and has been a bitter little man when it comes to Indian cricket and that's all aspects - not just BCCI. "Gradually, India`s challenge is looking more and more serious". Even this supposedly positive quote is patronizing - wtf is that supposed to mean? If one of the top 2 ODI nations, with a consistently high winning percentage, is not a serious contender for WC from the get-go, playing AT HOME, then who is? Shitengland?
bhajjirulez Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Dhoni should be dropped as people who are pointing yusuf pathan and bhajji performance should think why do u need dhoni as hez not batting
Debutant Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 So is this pathetic man going to write a new article on--Mediocre England should learn to play cricket rather than the sprinkler.
WC2011INDIA Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Dhoni is a good captain, but his batting in this tournament has been very disappointing. I hope his batting clicks big time in the next match if we need him while chasing or even when we are batting first.
King Tendulkar Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 So is this pathetic man going to write a new article on--Mediocre England should learn to play cricket rather than the sprinkler. No he is to busy saying how poor enhland were and too tired and the schedule was to hard on them. Also how pitches did not suit them blah blah. All together lets say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh poor england
achilles Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 We Indians play the most amount of cricket as compared to all teams in one year. I guess somewhere around 280 days. Do we complain? I think KP and Athers really need to grow up. My word of advice to KP, England and anyone complaning about schedule would be- "Don't make excuses. If I would've been in your place, I would not complain. I would rather consider myself fortunate to get a chance to wear the jersey on my chest and play with the pride of having the Indian cap on my head and the dreams of a million in my heart".
anbuchelvan Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Some British thinks they are still ruling India,Because Sanjay Manjrekar behaves like that and will ing to lick Ian chap shoes for a pieace of mic.
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