Holding launches attack on 2 billion Indians??

[mishra]

BCCI got very big foot...Despite all its efforts it cant avoid stepping on someone elses

[Trichromatic]

What a ****. Listening to him today on sky sports and just went mental at India. Basically India is to blame for everything:hysterical: Killing test cricket etc etc His most incoherent part was when launched attack on his percieved lack of spectators at test matches in India. As MCC reprenetative talked about how difficult for people to attend 5 days due to wrok etc. Holding launches in to India and say India has 2 billion people(:hysterical:) and that half of them dont work, so no excuse in not filling grounds. God I hope we thrash them this summer and shut them up.

Where did he say so? Can we listen to that talk somewhere?

[Sachin=GOD]

I really don't understand why there's so much of a problem if the BCCI seems to be dictating terms at the ICC. After all India does have over 70% of the audience and 75% of the revenue of the sport so its only natural that the Governing body of cricket in India has a larger say in what happens in the sport worldwide.

[King Tendulkar]

Apart from UDRS no idea what fuss is all about. Even in UDRS it was a democratic decision by ICC that team can opt out. Its called democracy and seems western nations dont seem to understand or like the concept when they lose the votes. Holding is turning in to a loony. Literally if he wakes up with the flu, BCCI and India will get the blame

[Yoda-esque]

Well,I wouldnt blame Holding for his comments.He speaks his mind ,right or wrong. I am sure theres no bias. Although,I dislike Mark Nicholas .He does seem like a sleazy guy.

[Tiger80]

If Holding cares so much about cricket then why he don't give free coaching to West Indian emerging fast bowlers .It will be nice to see west Indian side with good Fast bolwers

[BERGKAMP]

If Holding cares so much about cricket then why he don't give free coaching to West Indian emerging fast bowlers .It will be nice to see west Indian side with good Fast bolwers

Or at least commentate in his home country while they are taking on the best team in the world, but oh no he is working on a meaningless England Sri Lanka ODI series (to him) because of a big fat contract with BSKYB. What a hypocritical old loon. He can follow the big contracts around the world but nobody else can :finger:

[phaedrus]

Well,I wouldnt blame Holding for his comments.He speaks his mind ,right or wrong. I am sure theres no bias. Although,I dislike Mark Nicholas .He does seem like a sleazy guy.

true, he was provoking responses from an already fired up Holding. 'Is india trying to protect its seniors?' what kind of question was that? A***hole. just not on. To be fair, if the shoe was on the other foot we would be as critical of that board as well.

[Fontaine]

I love Holding the player but he's a complete coward and douche for consistently criticizing the IPL/BCCI etc etc. The BCCI and every board for that matter are at fault but I have yet to hear Holding comment negatively about the ridiculous, money driven Stanford T20 series where the ECB were bought lock stock and smoking barrells for a few million pounds and will be FORCED by TV broadcasters to put on extra T20s this year involving england even though the Stanford T20 series is dead but the deal was still signed. The only color that matters for people like that is the color of money. To shout from the rooftops that it's the BCCI and not equally criticize other boards like the ECB, CA/Sri Lanka now that they're following the same path to T20 riches is not just being a douchebag but a hypocritical douchebag.

[phaedrus]

No.1 team is always hated in cricket for some reason. Australia in the last decade, India now. they just mad

the difference is the Aussie players were the ones who were hated and here its the BCCI.

[Pagalpanti]

When people hate you, you know you're at top. :two_thumbs_up: Lol surprisingly only the commies who got ignored in IPL are dissing at BCCI. :hehe:

[Serani]

Really shocking the standard of cricket knowledge amongst new posters, you would think this is a forum for cricket illiterates, how many times does it have to be mentioned that Michael Holding does not commentate on T20?

[Sachin=GOD]

Really shocking the standard of cricket knowledge amongst new posters' date= you would think this is a forum for cricket illiterates, how many times does it have to be mentioned that Michael Holding does not commentate on T20?

with posters like you swamping the place, the standards are bound to fall :winky:

[deepak_sach]

What would you call an attack comprising of 70 year old Holding,80 year old Joel Garner and 75 year old Malcolm Marshall? Ans:A toothless bowling attack.:hysterical:

[mishra]

What would you call an attack comprising of 70 year old Holding,80 year old Joel Garner and 75 year old Malcolm Marshall? Ans:A toothless bowling attack.:hysterical:

:whack: :haha:

[King]

England players' wives on Stanford's lap. I rest my case with the above photo.... ECB was part of this and MCC members weren't kicking a fuss then.

[King]

Holding backs Stanford... in fact he was among the board of directors. Holding wasn't in it for cricket development, he was in it for money. Always knew Holding was a hypocrite. BTW I believe India should still be taking up UDRS and no exception there but the way Holding portrays BCCI/Indian cricket in England it reeks of his belief in imperialism. http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanford2008/content/story/334118.html

Holding backs Stanford initiative Michael Holding: "Stanford has given a lot at the different islands' board level, money to help with their development, infrastructure and preparation of their teams and that will do a great deal to help West Indies cricket." Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, is confident that the Stanford's initiative, not just the game of Twenty20, will help in the development of West Indies cricket. "What Stanford is doing is not just having a Twenty20 tournament. As you know he has started some Pro Teams," Holding told the Caribbean Media Corporation. "There are four [st. Lucia, Anguilla, Antigua and Nevis] at the moment and he intends to expand on that. He has given a lot at the different islands' board level, money to help with their development, infrastructure and preparation of their teams and that will do a great deal to help West Indies cricket." Holding had expressed reservations to the Twenty20 form of the game but recently joined the Stanford board of directors. He believed that the funding provided by Standford would help in upgrading the standard of cricket. "I think with that funding and the infrastructure that has been going into the islands, especially the lesser islands that you don't usually think of producing Test cricketers, that it will improve the standard of their play. "And if they are improving the standard of their play, the standard of the tournament will rise, and that is what we are hoping for."

[Ultimate_Game]

Holding backs Stanford... in fact he was among the board of directors. Holding wasn't in it for cricket development, he was in it for money. Always knew Holding was a hypocrite. BTW I believe India should still be taking up UDRS and no exception there but the way Holding portrays BCCI/Indian cricket in England it reeks of his belief in imperialism. http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanford2008/content/story/334118.html

Lost a lot of respect for Holding. Always considered him to be one of the better blokes going around but not anymore. The guy's becoming more and more delusional and bitter with every passing day. Not long before he jumps out of a window and blames BCCI for it.

[King Tendulkar]

Holding remeber two words- STANFORD and PACKER!!!!!! HYPOCRITE