Cricket: Indo-UK Twin Tragedy

-DR. ABDUL RUFF

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It is now a clear-cut Indo-British case of sour grapes, having been beaten down in their own tricks.

India and UK decided to fix two test series, using the ICC, to take place almost simultaneously and parallel. One series is between Australia and India, and, second between Pakistan and England.

UK and India are the secret partners conspiring, under aegis of ICC,  against badly shaken  Pakistani players operating  against Pakistan, removing their best bowlers, and they expected  Pakistan and Australia crumbling while India and UK emerging awfully victorious.

Both UK and India would celebrate their victories  while  Australia and Pakistan were expected to wee all days and nights.

However, the those who dig the  pits for opponents have fallen into it all by themsleves.

Australia thrashed an innocent looking India to 4-0 while Pakistani bowlers just crushed  the British boys to thirst. All terror goods, including semi explosives and  wild crackers stored in many places, including the supporters of the ruling Congress party guys, have remained unused.  There is peace on streets of India.

India case is extremely peculiar. India fixed the series with both UK earlier and now with Australia keeping in view the Republic day on Jan 26 when India’s only cricketer and a major Hindu god with of worshipers and disciples and supporters, Sacuin Tendulkar, who made merry when the bowlers offered big runs, was expected to get the pot of Pharatratna.  

But that did not happen at all. Tendulakar has been systematically and sensitively denied his one last 100 plus and the India badly lost these test to nil wins.

Alas, in stead of Sachuin getting his Phartratna post, Australian cricketer Ponting got the similar pirze form  his government on January 26, Indian republic day

That is the  double tragedy for both UK and India.

Since they were No. 1 in bogus ODI champions ranking played in India to as a tribute to send off Sachiun Tendulakar, though he remains at the crease , , India was laughed over at their inability to win abroad in conditions totally “alien” to them as if they played cricket in UK and with those players for the first time.

Some Indians are happy that even UK collapsed against Pakistan, now facing the same pressing questions.

The Pakistani thrash is an absolute hammering for the world No. 1 team fro the UK. They have come crashing down to earth and it is the talented Pakistan team that has felled them down. It is fair to say that they have been spun out by Ajmal, Rehman and Hafeez. It looked like an easy chase but they have been bundled out for less then half the target. Pakistan has a versatile bowling line-up, but it is the spinners who have caused the most damage taking 19 wickets in the match. Ajmal was expected to be the danger man in the 2nd innings but Rehman surprised one and all with figures of 6/25 to bowl out the visitors. These are the best figures on this ground which has also witnessed its first ever result in a test match.

England has been rolled over for their lowest ever Test score against Pakistan. The final, winning nail on the UK coffin in the form of a test ball (36.1) in the second innings was tossed up by Rahman outside off and spinning back in, Anderson went for the sweep and got a massive top-edge. The ball swirled in the air and when it came down, Gul was ever ready to take the catch at deep backward square leg.

Questions are asked about the ability of this English team against spin. They have been rolled out four times against quality spin and have found no answers as yet.


England offered the100th Test wicket for a fully satisfied bowler Ajmal. Pakistan played outstanding cricket, especially the blowers, and deserved all the kudos. However, they need more concentration and less talkative nature. Fielding does have not e improved but the English boys are even worse and that was indeed the Pakistani strength. Somber faces in the English camp, they will realize that they were well below their “best”.

One thing is certain it has come to the fore in the matches between Pakistan-England and Australia –India; both India and UK had all along enjoyed their dominance by official fixings for 100 plus etc and ranking matters, routed through the ICC.

Perhaps, for the first time, now both partners are at the receiving end. . .

With tours of Sri Lanka and India coming up, the Cameron English boys need to buckle up or get ready to face more trouble.

An Observation

India a usual planned well in advance with several series of cricketism for a big cricket show on 26th January the republic day of independent but now a US client  state, with many teams, including West Indies, England and Australia and has been upbeat about appointing Sachuin Tendulakr, a major Hindu god worshiped by millions of Indian fanatics and others, as Pharatrratna but every  fiction and gimmick thing fissiled out.   

Indian president Madam Patil hailing from  Bombay form the same state as Sachuin Tendular might have thought that her elevation to the presidency by the Congress party and its Hindu allies was to execute the honoring a fake cricketers who fooled, like many other batboys  with  bogus 100 plus and even more. . 

 (More to follow…)

DR. ABDUL RUFF