Sad Stuff from Umar Gul and Ahmad Shahzad

[anakwalajinn]

Okay I just watched it. Now that was cool The whole scene, not the swearing part. I guess the players have forgotten all about it, so no need for us to drag it out and make a lot of issues

Anyway, don't know what Ahmed Shehzad said, but does not look like Gulli sweared at him. Anyway, Balaji Rao says a lot of bla bla bla stuff, and then Gulli superpwns him with a bouncer at his shoulder, then a yorker and then a slower ball or something. Balaji Rao is totally bamboozled. top's it off with a direct hit

Aweeesoooome

I do beleive that Balaji Rao should have kept his temper, or at least solve the case in a more professional way considering that he could be Shehzad's dad's age, and you don't go around and swear at youngster beauties

Anyway, I was not there so I don't know what happened In the end it was Balaji Rao who got pwnd and made fun of in front of the whole world.

[IPLFan]

Originally Posted by anakwalajinn Okay I just watched it. Now that was cool The whole scene, not the swearing part. I guess the players have forgotten all about it, so no need for us to drag it out and make a lot of issues Anyway, don't know what Ahmed Shehzad said, but does not look like Gulli sweared at him. Anyway, Balaji Rao says a lot of bla bla bla stuff, and then Gulli superpwns him with a bouncer at his shoulder, then a yorker and then a slower ball or something. Balaji Rao is totally bamboozled. top's it off with a direct hit Aweeesoooome I do beleive that Balaji Rao should have kept his temper, or at least solve the case in a more professional way considering that he could be Shehzad's dad's age, and you don't go around and swear at youngster beauties Anyway, I was not there so I don't know what happened In the end it was Balaji Rao who got pwnd and made fun of in front of the whole world.

Yes, he could have handled it better...by keeping his cool , and smashing Gul for a six...
Sadly , in the end,,, he self-destructed with his temper

[Dann]

I think Pak got real pissed when Canada cheated and looked to the dressing room to to decide whether to use their referral!

cheap stuff honestly!!

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by Dann I think Pak got real pissed when Canada cheated and looked to the dressing room to to decide whether to use their referral! cheap stuff honestly!!

Yeah, what was that about? I did not get it properly

[IPLFan]

Rao living his dreams for Canada
Chennai-born leg-spinner Balaji Rao reveals how he dearly wanted to play for India.

By Rajarshi Gupta in Colombo

Having played for Tamil Nadu in the prestigious Ranji Trophy tournament, Balaji Rao once dreamt of wearing the India blue but fate had him don the red cap for Canada. But the leg-spinner says he is happy playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup and it’s a dream come true for him.

Rao says that winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is certainly not very high on his agenda. All that the Canada leg-spinner wants to do is play in the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, his city of birth and home for many years. Rao has not had much time to visit India since he migrated to North America about five years back.

"I really wanted to play a game in Chennai but it's alright because we got to train there for four days. It was fun and nostalgic," Rao told ESPNSTAR.com as he un-winded after a light net session in Colombo.

Having played the Ranji Trophy for Tamil Nadu, Rao had to migrate to Canada. The transition, in his words, was easy but he would have rather stayed home and played for India one day.

"Like any Indian, I had a dream of playing for my country. I was the highest wicket-taker with Venkatapathy Raju in 2001. I was hoping to make it to the Indian side after getting two wickets against Australia in a warm-up game but did not make it for the Test series.

"I came back to play Ranji Trophy but I was dropped in the knock-out stages," Rao said.

That is when things began to change for him and destiny chalked out different plans for the portly leggie. Rao decided to put his mother ahead of his cricketing goals and changed tracks.

"At the time (around his axe from Tamil Nadu), my mother was diagnosed with cancer - she was at the last stages of her life and I had to make a choice. I decided to look after my mother. Once she passed away, I took more than a year of break from cricket and chose to pursue studies," Rao told ESPNSTAR.com.

A gap as long as that in the competitive Indian cricket circle was going to be damaging but Rao never gave up. He packed his bags and shifted base to Canada, where his skills charmed people who mattered.

Canada were still finding their feet amongst the Associate Nations and could have done with a bit of variety to their bowling attack. Rao was the kind of man they were looking for; a spinner from India who was almost knocking on the doors of the national team. And for Rao, it was always about playing cricket and showcasing his talent.

"Playing for any country was going to be hard but since I had been playing cricket at a very high level in India, I found it a little easier. The thing is I had some very good performances at the time and there was a place for me in the side."

Rao is loving every bit of his Canada stint but feels that the cricketing infrastructure in the country needs massive improvement.

“The infrastructure has been developing but it will still take a long time to reach world-class standards," Balaji said, ruing lack of financial assistance for the game in Canada.

"We are not given any financial assistance so some of the guys go to play cricket in England and Australia.

"In fact, I don’t think it would be possible to get world-class training facilities given the financial handicap. However, if we get help to build a stadium, that would be great," Balaji said, looking around at the stunning R Premadasa Stadium.

As for the Canadian itself, Rao feels privileged to be a part of a multi-ethnic group. Canada’s national side is a blend of players from India, Pakistan and Australia but the 32-year-old insists the mixed ethnicity has never been a problem.

"We play as a group and we have been playing for three or four years together. We are a big family and get along pretty well," Rao concluded with a smile.



http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/excl...ms-for-Canada/

[Britstani]

someone please post a video clip of this.......i just wacthed 2 highlight pakages and they didnt show it.

[shahrukh619]

Kutty is fat, he cant spin the ball, why is he even in the team??? That other guy Dhaniram is far better then Kutty.

Man from now on i will call this guy kutty. Hey it is his nick name on cricinfo ;)

[AZ]

from now on? how long will we remember him? 2 days?

[Dann]

lol did you hear what he balaji rao was saying

so loud n clear lolz hahahhahahahahhahaha

pathetic really umar gul pined him with a bouncer.

alls fun in cricket... no harm intended or done

[Cracket]

lol at Canada players with names like "Balaji"..seriously, its like if India and Pakistan combined into a minnow team, it would be Canada.

[IPLFan]

look at balaji's confrontation with matt prior during a warmup game

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by Cracket lol at Canada players with names like "Balaji"..seriously, its like if India and Pakistan combined into a minnow team, it would be Canada.

My high school was like that. Only desi's. In fact two Norwegian girls in my class

[IPLFan]

Originally Posted by anakwalajinn My high school was like that. Only desi's. In fact two Norwegian girls in my class

desis taking over the world

[anakwalajinn]

Actually, Balaji Rao has happy birthday today (4th March)

[AZ]

Originally Posted by Cracket lol at Canada players with names like "Balaji"..seriously, its like if India and Pakistan combined into a minnow team, it would be Canada.

you forgot Sarkari

[IPLFan]

Originally Posted by AZ you forgot Sarkari

Cheema, Chohan & Nitish

[IPLFan]

Originally Posted by Cracket lol at Canada players with names like "Balaji"..seriously, its like if India and Pakistan combined into a minnow team, it would be Canada.

Thats Kaneda for u dear !

[shaykh1985]

Lol two pages on sledging against Ramesh Pawar mk2...the only expletive I heard was his and if they were chatting then whats the big deal...

Honestly Aussies wouldnt be moaning about their own sledging...why do Pakistanis feel the need to make all our players angels on the pitch...

I appreciated Gul's aggression and he showed it with the ball as well as the chat...and good on Shehzad...he got into Rao's head...why is that a bad thing for the team?...

[Genghis]

I was actually laughing during Balaji's entire stint while batting and was sad to see him get runout! He was never going to make any runs, I just wanted Gul to give him some more body blows. Nice to see a bit of argy bargy sometimes.

Its all great to be showing some agression, but when you only show agression and it is an associate tail ender, it doesn't really count for much. And Shehzad, sort out your own batting before commenting on anyone else.

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by Poison This mskmst guy is consistently posting negative CRAP

Man, I love poison. Always telling it how it is. Tell it to em!

[SAF]

Lol I loved it. Gul's bouncer--perfect reply.

[spoiled]

can someone manage to post the video

just saw right now..even harsha bhogle is tweeting about it

[Sledger]

Bhogle needs to shut up, the man is acting all high and mighty when he knows very little about the game and has never played it at this level. Sock in it please, thanks.

[spoiled]

sledger bhai jaan video to arrange karren na

[Looney]

Shezad and Gul were so mean booohoooo

[Sledger]

8: 45 onwards.

[Looney]

Originally Posted by spoiled sledger bhai jaan video to arrange karren na

it is posted in sledging thread go watch it there

@ Harsha Bhogle 's tweets : okay , so was not brave but how Balaji Rao responded back with very colorful language was ? why has not he tweeted about his behavior ? did not expect so much bias from Bhogle ........ oh wait , Balaji is Indian right ?

[GOAT]

I think Younis just told Harper to shut up and go back to umpiring school. I think he then proceeded to hand blink his blunders.

[spoiled]

thanks sledger

don't need to go to any other thread but which one is the sledging thread

and no comments @ harsha bhogle...lol

[spoiled]

the way daryl harper wags his finger at shahzad..i doubt he'll do that to any other team's player

and this is not the first time..this harper has been doing this before

he has some problem..and i want to fix it
i m itching to

[NZPakistanFan]

Part of Pakistans long term problems has been their inclination to take the 'foot off the throat' in games which they should have won. I don't care who they are playing, this is a world cup. The fact Gul and co were still ruthless and passionate and aggressive, even when the game was seemingly won, is a great sign for me. Good stuff guys!

[Genghis]

Originally Posted by NZPakistanFan Part of Pakistans long term problems has been their inclination to take the 'foot off the throat' in games which they should have won. I don't care who they are playing, this is a world cup. The fact Gul and co were still ruthless and passionate and aggressive, even when the game was seemingly won, is a great sign for me. Good stuff guys!

Real test will be to see if they can show that same agression against top order batsmen and top players. Much easier to sledge an Associate tail ender. I want to see them with this same passion and aggression when we play NZ, Oz, etc...

[ScotRaz]

Originally Posted by genghis81 Real test will be to see if they can show that same agression against top order batsmen and top players. Much easier to sledge an Associate tail ender. I want to see them with this same passion and aggression when we play NZ, Oz, etc...

You'll see the same aggression against NZ & OZ ONLY if NZ and OZ have any Indian origin players

[Afridi_Fan]

Move on Kids. Its International Cricket.

[Hando]

LoL at Balaji, doesn't he know they have stump mikes?
He said it so loud and clearly

[Kriketer]

Balaji does the same in domestic cricket. Talks a lot more and performs nil. He's in the team through contacts, there are far better spinners in Canadian domestic cricket.

[PerfectionPersonified]

grow up guys , lot of soft people making soft comments , just wana ask if anyone hs even played at Domestic level?
sledging is a norm in cricket.........get over it

[jusarrived]

lol Gul completely got owned there

& bowling bouncers at tailenders , how gay is that ?

[akamaka]

Originally Posted by jusarrived lol Gul completely got owned there & bowling bouncers at tailenders , how gay is that ?

LOL! so how did gul get owned again? was he hit for four? was he hit for six? or was he hit by a bouncer?

gay? umm how does that relate to cricket and bowling bouncers?

rubbish post.

[Garuda]

Honestly, I found it very tasteless from Gul.

Gul is a world class bowler and he is bowling at no.10 batsman from associate team Canada. The guy has not even played a single ball, his team is almost lost the match and its only fomality pending is take last two wickets.

Why a bowler like Gul need to sledge? Come on Gul, sledge someone at your level.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by akamaka LOL! so how did gul get owned again? was he hit for four? was he hit for six? or was he hit by a bouncer? gay? umm how does that relate to cricket and bowling bouncers? rubbish post.

Actually he got owned.

The tailender shouted "[EDIT]" at both GUL and Sehzard and even after trying unwanted sledging, the tailender survived the over. Sehzad got warned by Umpire and not Balaji.

What was gul trying to do by sledging ? Bowl a maiden over to a tailender?

[Poison]

Originally Posted by jusarrived lol Gul completely got owned there & bowling bouncers at tailenders , how gay is that ?

Fat stupid player got beaten thrice in the over, got smacked on the arm, and somehow 'owned' Gul?

I know you love your Indian players, but this guy is useless at everything.

[ace4rmspace]

Originally Posted by jusarrived lol Gul completely got owned there & bowling bouncers at tailenders , how gay is that ?

And what would you want him to do? Go over to him, give him a cuddle and a gentle under arm full toss from the middle of the pitch? To defend a score of 184 you need to be aggressive. If you don't, you could lose even after scoring 320+, or tie it at best.

[Britstani]

Originally Posted by jusarrived lol Gul completely got owned there & bowling bouncers at tailenders , how gay is that ?

U serious? the only one who got owned was balaji....gul made him look like a fool, and as for bowling bouncers at tailenders....WELCOME TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

[ManHOOS]

Originally Posted by Garuda Actually he got owned. The tailender shouted "[EDIT]" at both GUL and Sehzard and even after trying unwanted sledging, the tailender survived the over. Sehzad got warned by Umpire and not Balaji. What was gul trying to do by sledging ? Bowl a maiden over to a tailender?

The tailunder use B word shows his background its none of anyone s business BTW gulla was right coz if a batsman have a go at u no fast bowler in world like that typical fast bowler agression

[Poison]

Originally Posted by LowkeyP Man, I love poison. Always telling it how it is. Tell it to em!

Love to you too (non-platonic)

[ace4rmspace]

Originally Posted by Garuda Actually he got owned. The tailender shouted "[EDIT]" at both GUL and Sehzard and even after trying unwanted sledging, the tailender survived the over. Sehzad got warned by Umpire and not Balaji. What was gul trying to do by sledging ? Bowl a maiden over to a tailender?

So the fact that he showed he's a useless player and a classless, foul mouthed, rotten rooted imbecile, he owned Gul and Shahzad because the Umpire didn't say anything to him? If Gul had gone over and smacked the taste out of his face with his chappal, he would have "Owned" Balaji, no?

[saeedhk]

i believe bit of agression is good but where is the agression against stronger teams like Australia...Everyone is quiet as hell in front of Watson and co.Yeh sab bacho ko daratay hai.

[Poison]

Originally Posted by Garuda Honestly, I found it very tasteless from Gul. Gul is a world class bowler and he is bowling at no.10 batsman from associate team Canada. The guy has not even played a single ball, his team is almost lost the match and its only fomality pending is take last two wickets. Why a bowler like Gul need to sledge? Come on Gul, sledge someone at your level.

Obviously don't know mentality of fast bowlers, which is understandable, given your heritage. Look at Allan Donald, he nearly killed a UAE batsman in WC 96 for wearing a floppy hat while facing him, never take the foot off the throat.

[ManHOOS]

Originally Posted by Poison Obviously don't know mentality of fast bowlers, which is understandable, given your heritage. Look at Allan Donald, he nearly killed a UAE batsman in WC 96 for wearing a floppy hat while facing him, never take the foot off the throat.

Spot on waaadddda a reply you are awsome love the way you express discussions LALA

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Poison Obviously don't know mentality of fast bowlers, which is understandable, given your heritage. Look at Allan Donald, he nearly killed a UAE batsman in WC 96 for wearing a floppy hat while facing him, never take the foot off the throat.

Yup, the mentality of the fast bowler to sledge a no. 10 batsman.

And I saw phaaast bowlers mentality when both of there were hit for sixes by Bhajji .

Phaaast bowlers !!!!!!!!!!!!!! where was the mentality there?

Akhtar was showing finger after getting defeated and getting hit out of the park. So he showed his heritage there. Didn't he?

Next time when you reply, plz keep it to the topic.

The batsman was canadian and I had no intention on discussing his heritage or bring India.

[PerfectionPersonified]

Originally Posted by Garuda Yup, the mentality of the fast bowler to sledge a no. 10 batsman. And I saw phaaast bowlers mentality when both of there were hit for sixes by Bhajji . Phaaast bowlers !!!!!!!!!!!!!! where was the mentality there? Akhtar was showing finger after getting defeated and getting hit out of the park. So he showed his heritage there. Didn't he? Next time when you reply, plz keep it to the topic. The batsman was canadian and I had no intention on discussing his heritage or bring India.

Now you are off the topic , we are talking about this match not previous matches , also i believe its the language which might have helped to sledge a fast bowler not his background.

also if india doesnt have any fast bowler its not pakistan's fault , even srisanth who is probably slower than Afridi calls himself fast bowler and has attitude as well

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by PerfectionPersonified Now you are off the topic , we are talking about this match not previous matches , also i believe its the language which might have helped to sledge a fast bowler not his background. also if india doesnt have any fast bowler its not pakistan's fault , even srisanth who is probably slower than Afridi calls himself fast bowler and has attitude as well

You are right. I replied off topic to an off topic post.

Didn't want to discuss any old match.

[ManHOOS]

Originally Posted by Garuda Yup, the mentality of the fast bowler to sledge a no. 10 batsman. And I saw phaaast bowlers mentality when both of there were hit for sixes by Bhajji . Phaaast bowlers !!!!!!!!!!!!!! where was the mentality there? Akhtar was showing finger after getting defeated and getting hit out of the park. So he showed his heritage there. Didn't he? Next time when you reply, plz keep it to the topic. The batsman was canadian and I had no intention on discussing his heritage or bring India.

Dont take it personal He was trying to show wat actually happened between Gul and Balaji Relaxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Poison]

Garuda man I didn't even understand what you were trying to say in that post replying to me.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Poison Garuda man I didn't even understand what you were trying to say in that post replying to me.

Good, let it go.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by ManHOOS Dont take it personal He was trying to show wat actually happened between Gul and Balaji Relaxxxxxxxxxxxx

Nothing personal. If you read the posts, my post was about what really happened and what I felt about that.

I was actually putting GUL on a higher status, as a bowler like him didn't need that in that match. I am fine with sledging normally.

In his posts, he started "Obviously don't know mentality of fast bowlers, which is understandable, given your heritage"

And that's called getting personal.

[Poison]

Garuda sahib that was a sly dig at your Indian background and lack of fast bowlers

I wasn't being malicious sir

[Afridi_Fan]

Arey merey pyarey pyarey, chotey aur Garuda ki tarah mootey bhaiyoo! Take a chill pill.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Poison Garuda sahib that was a sly dig at your Indian background and lack of fast bowlers I wasn't being malicious sir

I know sir and thats why I tried to keep you out of that as the thread is not about India. Cuz if you go about that then it will be again India batting and Pak bowling.

Hope you understand now. Relax.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Arey merey pyarey pyarey, chotey aur Garuda ki tarah mootey bhaiyoo! Take a chill pill.

Oey, mein mota nahin hoon. Bahoot mehnat se aapne aapko fit rakha hai. ;)

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Garuda Oey, mein mota nahin hoon. Bahoot mehnat se aapne aapko fit rakha hai. ;)

Tumharey avatar wala tu mota hai, hence concluded tum bhi mootey ho.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Tumharey avatar wala tu mota hai, hence concluded tum bhi mootey ho.

Avtaar wale nein mujhe bahoot rulaaya hai. Saala out hi nahin hota tha.

But then he earned my respect now.

I am a 5.10" with 70 KG. So perfectly in shape. (Till now)

[Afridi_Fan]

Okay let me rephrase it then.

Arey merey pyarey pyarey, chotey aur Garuda ki tarah apney moonh sey fit bhaiyoo! Take a chill pill.

Kaisa?

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Okay let me rephrase it then. Arey merey pyarey pyarey, chotey aur Garuda ki tarah apney moonh sey fit bhaiyoo! Take a chill pill. Kaisa?

Good one.

Very hard to hear moote at this age.

[GOAT]

Some cricket fans are such softies. This is not a gentlemen's game folks, aggression is a beautiful thing as long as it doesn't go off the field. Most quality batsmen don't even respond to sledges. See our own Younis Khan, he just smiles it off and lets his bat talk.

Conversely, there's no great fast bowler who didn't talk smack. Umar Gul is Umar Gul. He doesn't cease to be his normal aggressive self because some fat #8 walks out.

[Khabri420]

Let's keep it civil in here folks. Talk about the issue that is meant to be discussed and please no name-calling, mud-slinging, etc, etc

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by Garuda Honestly, I found it very tasteless from Gul. Gul is a world class bowler and he is bowling at no.10 batsman from associate team Canada. The guy has not even played a single ball, his team is almost lost the match and its only fomality pending is take last two wickets. Why a bowler like Gul need to sledge? Come on Gul, sledge someone at your level.

Hello & Peace

I think the reason they might have singled him out was probably because of something that happened in the 1st innings. Whether he said something when he bowled or in the half time break, etc. Just my guess. Anyway, it was all fun cricket

[freelance_cricketer]

It would have been brave off Gul, Shehzad had they gone at someone like Sehwag/Gayle/Watson/Pieterson or any other top batsman in world cricket.

Having a go at a #8, of a minnow, in a comfortable position
Got deservingly bashed by Balaji Rao.

atleast has the heart to go at the best

[UmarAkmals-fan]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer It would have been brave off Gul, Shehzad had they gone at someone like Sehwag/Gayle/Watson/Pieterson or any other top batsman in world cricket. Having a go at a #8, of a minnow, in a comfortable position :facepalm Got deservingly bashed by Balaji Rao. atleast has the heart to go at the best

+1 well said ..i really felt bad for balaji ..the poor guy was never going to win the match for his country ..he was just enjoying himself when these 2 hyenas attacked him lol ...

[ace4rmspace]

Originally Posted by UmarAkmals-fan +1 well said ..i really felt bad for balaji ..the poor guy was never going to win the match for his country ..he was just enjoying himself when these 2 hyenas attacked him lol ...

Oh please! Feeling sorry for a man playing for his country at the highest level in the most competitive arena because a couple of guys intimidated him? Kya ho gaya hai bhai?

[Easa]

Are you kidding me?

It was fantastic.

[UmarAkmals-fan]

Originally Posted by ace4rmspace Oh please! Feeling sorry for a man playing for his country at the highest level in the most competitive arena because a couple of guys intimidated him? Kya ho gaya hai bhai?

array bhai i know sledging has been part of cricket ever scence it started and its a part of the game ..but i just dont find it rite for a professional crickter to do sledging aganist a no 8 batsmen of a minnow team which is about to be trashed ...to be it just feels like a 30 yrs old slaping a 10 yrs old kid and trying to show off his powers lolz

[ace4rmspace]

Originally Posted by UmarAkmals-fan array bhai i know sledging has been part of cricket ever scence it started and its a part of the game ..but i just dont find it rite for a professional crickter to do sledging aganist a no 8 batsmen of a minnow team which is about to be trashed ...to be it just feels like a 30 yrs old slaping a 10 yrs old kid and trying to show off his powers lolz

Nothing wrong with giving a 10 year old one upside the head ... if he deserves it :bhajji

I get what you're saying but it's all fun.

[pak-admirer]

let's see if they can put on some passion and aggression against top teams or else this can be seen as cowardice

not that big, bullying minnows

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by anakwalajinn Hello & Peace I think the reason they might have singled him out was probably because of something that happened in the 1st innings. Whether he said something when he bowled or in the half time break, etc. Just my guess. Anyway, it was all fun cricket

May be. I didn't see first innings. So no idea.

[Muhammad Waleed]

That was classic.

[kkmix]

I have played with Balaji, he always swears at everyone, and he fights with everyone every other game.

[jusarrived]

Cant believe some of you call that aggression .
The fact is , its completely fake and does not a suite Gul even a little bit ... some one like Akthar, Wahab or Afridi its understandable ,cos they are naturally aggressive ...Guls expression ( was he blushing ? ) when Balaji was hurling abuses at him said it all .

[jusarrived]

Originally Posted by LowkeyP Some cricket fans are such softies. This is not a gentlemen's game folks, aggression is a beautiful thing as long as it doesn't go off the field. Most quality batsmen don't even respond to sledges. See our own Younis Khan, he just smiles it off and lets his bat talk. Conversely, there's no great fast bowler who didn't talk smack. Umar Gul is Umar Gul. He doesn't cease to be his normal aggressive self because some fat #8 walks out.

Gul is a softie.