Comments on: To sledge or not to sledge, that’ll be the Indians http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/ Cricket commentary from the grassroots Wed, 16 May 2012 21:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: straight point http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-319 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:56:49 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-319 look at this point of view…

name me a single person who have come on ground to watch sledging…

sledging is good is done within limits all they say…

its WITHIN THE LIMITS where problem lies…who is going to decide this Limit…

what is OK with me might not be OK with you and vice versa…

the only way to move forward is either let it be…or completely shut their mouth…
anyway they don’t come to ground to hone their oral skills…i still think cricket is contest between bat and ball…

]]> By: straight point http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-320 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:54:14 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-320 look at this point of view…

name me a single person who have come on ground to watch sledging…

sledging is good is done within limits all they say…

its WITHIN THE LIMITS where problem lies…who is going to decide this Limit…

what is OK with me might not be OK with you and vice versa…

the only way to move forward is either let it be…or completely shut their mouth…
anyway they don’t come to ground to hone their oral skills…i still think cricket is contest between bat and ball…

]]> By: The Sporting Spirit http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-306 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:17:47 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-306 I would say sledging is now an integral part of the game. I am not a fan of it but since it is part of the game…everyone should just ease off and concentrate on finding a way to play around it….we can still get some good cricket ….besides the sledging….

]]> By: Anish http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-305 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:20:17 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-305 Nice way of expressing things.

–Anish
http://coversports.blogspot.com

]]> By: thevillagecricketer http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-304 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:40:11 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-304 Thanks for the thoughts guys. I agree that there must be limits to sledging, but these exist already. Banter is part of the game and removing it will make cricket a very bland proposition indeed. Example, when Donald was steaming in to Atherton in the 1998 test match at Trent Bridge, he was not only trying to knock his block off, he was also giving out a few verbals. It added to the drama, and if you have cricketers trying to perform to the best of their abilities it is inevitable that things will be said. Lose the sledging and you lose part of the drama.

]]> By: Homer http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-303 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:17:40 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-303 Well, bouncers were, if not banned, restricted to two per over in Test Cricket and one per over in ODIs after England protested longest and loudest over the tactics employed by the West Indian quicks. And this happened during the time when both England and Australia had veto powers in the ICC.

Ridiculous move from a nation that seems to think it has the devine right to boss the game to the detriment of cricket lovers around the world – but no one said that then, right?

Thing with sledging is, given heightened sensitivities in todays times, a seemingly minor “incident” can become an international crisis. Case in point – the “monkey” row.

And with all the time , money and effort spent and all the heartburn caused in the aftermath, it would be best to keep things quiet in the middle.

Cheers

]]> By: Samson http://thevillagecricketer.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-302 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:29:09 +0000 http://thevillagecricketer.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/to-sledge-or-not-to-sledge-thatll-be-the-indians/#comment-302 The trouble with sledging is that ,if someone provokes someone by repeatedly using an offensive word ( four letter word ) , and then the one that got provoked ends up using an even more offensive word, then the initiator of the insults suddenly takes a moral high ground of being a victim.Look what happened between Symonds and Harbhajan. Where does this end ? Someone is eventually going to lose his cool and things will turn very ugly..

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