Thursday, January 26, 2006
Cricket and The Crown.
There was a little bit of ambiguity surrounding the catch Sir Ian Bell had taken to dismiss bloody M. Yousuf, when bloody M. Yousuf had shown his impudent intent approaching his century. Thankfully, Sir Simon Tauffel was the umpire, and he took Sir Ian Bell’s declaration at face value, and ruled bloody M. Yousuf out. There was absolutely no need to refer the matter to the third umpire, since Sir Ian Bell, unlike bloody Rashid Latif is a gentleman, and would never have appealed for a catch, had he not taken it cleanly. Preposterous as it is, the bloody Pakis have been drawing parallels between the incident involving Sir Ian Bell and the infamous incident involving bloody Rashid Latif, and have had the audacity to even suggest an inquiry into the matter of Sir Ian Bell’s catch.
Bloody Rashid Latif was banned for five matches by the esteemed ICC for appealing for a caught out decision after what was shown by the TV replays to be a less than clean catch. Gentlemanly conduct does not come easy to the low-life brown people, and expecting them to display same under all circumstances is rather optimistic. Realistic approach demands that all appeals by the bloody brown people should be referred to a third umpire to ensure complete code of conduct of a gentleman is observed when the game of the gentlemen is played, especially by the bloody brown people with the gentlemen themselves. A gentleman’s word however should never be doubted, nor should a gentleman be slighted by referring a matter to a third umpire when a gentleman has already stated his position on the matter. It is because of this reason that any comparisons drawn between the incident involving Sir Bell and that made infamous by bloody Latif would in essence have to fall under fallacious comparisons. Apples may not be compared with dried dates.
There is then the matter of the decisions His Umpiring Excellency Darrel Hair has made. His credentials have been questioned by the insolent Pakis for having called bloody Shabbir Ahmed for chucking, or for warning bloody Kaneria for running onto the pitch, or sending Salman Butt back after he had visibly and intentionally run on the pitch while takng a run. His Umpiring Excellency is beyond reproach, even approach. That he should be requested to officiate in matches not played between gentlemen teams in itself is derogatory to him, and beyond the comprehension of yours truly. That he should undertake these assignments despite the low social stature of the ‘hosts’ in itself bears testimony to his dedication to upholding the cause of gentlemen.
His Umpiring Excellency does the bloody brownies an immense honour by often officiating in matches played by them, and at the same time ensures that the devious scehmes employed by the bloody brownies in their impertinent attempts at rising to the status of equals with gentlemen on the playing field are checked at all times under his scrutiny. If bloody Shabbir Ahmad thought he could jeopardize the English Gentlemen’s plans, he had another thing coming. In case, bloody Kaneria had forgotten his rightful brown place in the general scheme of cricketing things, His Umpiring Excellency was quick to remind him of the same; and for the impudent Salman Butt to think he could repeat his insolence of the past in the second test match was childish. His Umpiring Excellency knows a thing or two abour disciplining children.
What is beyond comprehension is the insistence of the bloody Pakis that His Umpiring Excellency did not have to refer the matter of bloody Inzamam’s dismissal by Sir Steve Harmisson to the third umpire. Some have gone so far so as to suggest that even Sir Steven Harmisson should have been reprimanded for shying at bloody Inzamam’s wicket in the first place, since, as they put it, bloody Inzamam was making no attempt at taking a run. A knighted gentleman to be penalized for exhibiting his exalted fury! What nerve, what impudence. Why, I ask, should bloody Inzamam not be ruled out when he has the insolence to take evasive action when a gentleman throws a ball at him. And to suggest that His Umpiring Excellency should have favoured Inzamam for this insolence, and that too after his 109- run defiance in the face of the exalted English attack. Who, by the way, was to ascertain that bloody Inzamam’s foot lifted in the air, and the other outide the crease was not a precursor to his attempt to take a run. Are we now to assume the best on the part of brownies?. Such amateur optimism can only spell doom for us all. Bloody Pakis know this well, but continue to expect us to give them the benefit of the doubt, and some even have the audacity to suggest that we play the game with them as equals, while many have been demanding that His Umpiring Excellency should be relieved of his duties.
Alas! The world outside the Empire, as well as beyond the realms of pure, white skinned people seems to have forgotten its place.
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4 Responses to 'Cricket and the crown.'
1SaeedDecember 1st, 2005 at 4:33 pm
will b bak to read later…..abhi bas “Happy National day!!!” lol!
2knicqDecember 1st, 2005 at 6:10 pm
…and a happy National day to you too bro…!
3MaranelloDecember 13th, 2005 at 4:40 am
LOL..well said and well written.
I fully sympathise with your views ‘knicq’; however, am less sure about what can be done in this regard. Its not as if Their Imperial Majesties at the Imperial Cricket Conference still run cricket; no, we have in charge our very own Pak, Mr Ehsan Mani, FCA, formerly resident of the leafy suburb St. John’s Wood and presently enamoured by the bright lights and skyscrapers of Dubai. The ICC is no more Imperial; it is International, not only in name, but in appearance too - an Indian (Sunny G) heads its cricket committee; a Pak is the President; a Sri Lankan heads the powerful Match Referees Panel and another Sri Lankan was the Referee officiating in the Pak v Eng series; the four Asian countries have a near-veto in the ten-member voting group, and finally, the ICC itself is based in Dubai and financed by Indian Rupees and Dollars…
However, why do I do get the feeling that all of this is mere window-dressing? Cynical? Perhaps.. but leave aside the appearances and review the reality and it still is a game for the goras, run by the goras and officiated by the goras.
4knicqDecember 13th, 2005 at 9:05 am
Maranello…thanks first of all for that lovely email…I am looking for words to write a reply back, and should write back as soon as I have the first line ready….gimme a few weeks!
Now, I can see that you have stayed away from Pakistan, and from Sub-Continent for that matter, for long enough not to know that the whitest, racistest, imperialistest people of the world are brown people wearing suits, and doing white jobs!
It is no window dressing my friend…when faced with challenging times, the goras have brought their knights to the fore…and like I said, brown people are the best gora knights!
Sigh! ¶ 1/26/2006 02:33:00 AM
Bloody Rashid Latif was banned for five matches by the esteemed ICC for appealing for a caught out decision after what was shown by the TV replays to be a less than clean catch. Gentlemanly conduct does not come easy to the low-life brown people, and expecting them to display same under all circumstances is rather optimistic. Realistic approach demands that all appeals by the bloody brown people should be referred to a third umpire to ensure complete code of conduct of a gentleman is observed when the game of the gentlemen is played, especially by the bloody brown people with the gentlemen themselves. A gentleman’s word however should never be doubted, nor should a gentleman be slighted by referring a matter to a third umpire when a gentleman has already stated his position on the matter. It is because of this reason that any comparisons drawn between the incident involving Sir Bell and that made infamous by bloody Latif would in essence have to fall under fallacious comparisons. Apples may not be compared with dried dates.
There is then the matter of the decisions His Umpiring Excellency Darrel Hair has made. His credentials have been questioned by the insolent Pakis for having called bloody Shabbir Ahmed for chucking, or for warning bloody Kaneria for running onto the pitch, or sending Salman Butt back after he had visibly and intentionally run on the pitch while takng a run. His Umpiring Excellency is beyond reproach, even approach. That he should be requested to officiate in matches not played between gentlemen teams in itself is derogatory to him, and beyond the comprehension of yours truly. That he should undertake these assignments despite the low social stature of the ‘hosts’ in itself bears testimony to his dedication to upholding the cause of gentlemen.
His Umpiring Excellency does the bloody brownies an immense honour by often officiating in matches played by them, and at the same time ensures that the devious scehmes employed by the bloody brownies in their impertinent attempts at rising to the status of equals with gentlemen on the playing field are checked at all times under his scrutiny. If bloody Shabbir Ahmad thought he could jeopardize the English Gentlemen’s plans, he had another thing coming. In case, bloody Kaneria had forgotten his rightful brown place in the general scheme of cricketing things, His Umpiring Excellency was quick to remind him of the same; and for the impudent Salman Butt to think he could repeat his insolence of the past in the second test match was childish. His Umpiring Excellency knows a thing or two abour disciplining children.
What is beyond comprehension is the insistence of the bloody Pakis that His Umpiring Excellency did not have to refer the matter of bloody Inzamam’s dismissal by Sir Steve Harmisson to the third umpire. Some have gone so far so as to suggest that even Sir Steven Harmisson should have been reprimanded for shying at bloody Inzamam’s wicket in the first place, since, as they put it, bloody Inzamam was making no attempt at taking a run. A knighted gentleman to be penalized for exhibiting his exalted fury! What nerve, what impudence. Why, I ask, should bloody Inzamam not be ruled out when he has the insolence to take evasive action when a gentleman throws a ball at him. And to suggest that His Umpiring Excellency should have favoured Inzamam for this insolence, and that too after his 109- run defiance in the face of the exalted English attack. Who, by the way, was to ascertain that bloody Inzamam’s foot lifted in the air, and the other outide the crease was not a precursor to his attempt to take a run. Are we now to assume the best on the part of brownies?. Such amateur optimism can only spell doom for us all. Bloody Pakis know this well, but continue to expect us to give them the benefit of the doubt, and some even have the audacity to suggest that we play the game with them as equals, while many have been demanding that His Umpiring Excellency should be relieved of his duties.
Alas! The world outside the Empire, as well as beyond the realms of pure, white skinned people seems to have forgotten its place.
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4 Responses to 'Cricket and the crown.'
1SaeedDecember 1st, 2005 at 4:33 pm
will b bak to read later…..abhi bas “Happy National day!!!” lol!
2knicqDecember 1st, 2005 at 6:10 pm
…and a happy National day to you too bro…!
3MaranelloDecember 13th, 2005 at 4:40 am
LOL..well said and well written.
I fully sympathise with your views ‘knicq’; however, am less sure about what can be done in this regard. Its not as if Their Imperial Majesties at the Imperial Cricket Conference still run cricket; no, we have in charge our very own Pak, Mr Ehsan Mani, FCA, formerly resident of the leafy suburb St. John’s Wood and presently enamoured by the bright lights and skyscrapers of Dubai. The ICC is no more Imperial; it is International, not only in name, but in appearance too - an Indian (Sunny G) heads its cricket committee; a Pak is the President; a Sri Lankan heads the powerful Match Referees Panel and another Sri Lankan was the Referee officiating in the Pak v Eng series; the four Asian countries have a near-veto in the ten-member voting group, and finally, the ICC itself is based in Dubai and financed by Indian Rupees and Dollars…
However, why do I do get the feeling that all of this is mere window-dressing? Cynical? Perhaps.. but leave aside the appearances and review the reality and it still is a game for the goras, run by the goras and officiated by the goras.
4knicqDecember 13th, 2005 at 9:05 am
Maranello…thanks first of all for that lovely email…I am looking for words to write a reply back, and should write back as soon as I have the first line ready….gimme a few weeks!
Now, I can see that you have stayed away from Pakistan, and from Sub-Continent for that matter, for long enough not to know that the whitest, racistest, imperialistest people of the world are brown people wearing suits, and doing white jobs!
It is no window dressing my friend…when faced with challenging times, the goras have brought their knights to the fore…and like I said, brown people are the best gora knights!
Sigh! ¶ 1/26/2006 02:33:00 AM
