This dude has got to learn how to appeal without pissing off umpires. He is going to lose most of his match fees if he keeps going on like a tosser. Not to mention the fact umpires don’t like to be yelled at for long periods of time when they have already moved on.
Umpires like to be courted. Like virgins, or classy girls.
My dad always said appeal nicely the first time, but then on your way back to your mark suggest to the umpire that it was probably going down leg and that it was a good decision. But on the next appeal yell like you just caught your dick in a blender. Trust me it works. Appealing is an art, not a test of how loud you are. Perhaps next time Sreesanth walks past the umpire he could say, “hey beautiful, just talking to my kids, the back door is open”.
My dad, was an out swing bowler who got more lbw’s than a Terry Alderman tour to England. Unfortunately me being a leg spinner it didn’t work as well for me, but i still got a few i shouldn’t have.
Sreesanth should look into it. As far as I’m aware my dad never patented it.
I hope he reads this post. Sreesanth could end up the poorest Indian cricketer after a complete career…that is if the Match Refs and BCCI permit him a complete career.A bit is OK to keep the juices flowing…a la Nel, but appealing is an art like you say.
If he doesn’t learn now he’ll end up funding cricket academies in Kenya soon.
Sreesanth is flirting with Spinal Tap, just like Nel.