We all see cricket differently.
The ICC saw Gautam city’s elbow tap on Shane Watson, and suspended him from the test.
I saw it and thought it was pretty cool.
Apparently Gambhir broke one of Peter Roebuck’s spirit of cricket rules.
Peter offered to spank him, but the ICC thought the adequate punishment was missing what is now the most important test in a dull series.
Why?
Batsman have been giving bowlers an ‘accidental elbow’ since WG Grace was eating 5 chickens for dinner.
Ever tried to get on the tube with elbows, not possible.
Elbows are an part of everyday life.
And bowlers deserve the odd one, as do politicians, pop singers, and old people.
It keeps them on their toes.
Shane Watson deserves way more than one.
A man with his bowling ability who sledges deserves a penile lobotomy.
Gambhir did not have the tools to carry out such a procedure on the field, so instead he elbowed him.
Would appear to be harmless enough, but someone rattled the fun polices cage and they decided that children might take this new elbow craze to the streets.
Mass panic would ensue.
Elbows, part of the axis of evil, can be used for all sorts of terrorist related activities as well.
And thusly must be outlawed from cricket, and school yards.
So Gambhir, if you ever play again, I suggest using your shoulder.
That is still ok, I guess.
i fancy the javed miandad “whack with the bat”. provincial but very effective.
The main issue I have with Gambhir is that he didn’t do it properly.I mean, it’s not as if it would take much to break that twat.
Bugger!! Wish the indians let loose all the madar, behen on Watson in the Nagpur test. Since the monkey is banned, can the audience do the rat on him, and while they are at it a donkey on Gambhir would not be so out of place.
Obviously there’s a right way and a wrong way to use your elbows:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA-xNzUFF_I
Sunny, i did the whack the bat once on a ginger fast bowler. LB, well put. Kym, that was more of a shoulder.
What makes you think the ‘elbow’ isnt being used by kids on the street!I once took the boot to the butt when a guy dropped a catch off me. I enjoyed it. I bet Gambir did too.
Gambhir’s got history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbBV172vRM0
Has anyone seen side-on footage of this ‘elbow’? I’m not convinced it was any more than a brush past, with a lot of really bad acting from Watson thrown in.I once totally shirt-fronted a bowler whilst running between wickets. I pretended I had been watching the ball and didn’t see him there. People might have even believed me, if we hadn’t been already sledging each other steadily for the previous 15 overs.
Has anyone seen side-on footage of this ‘elbow’? I’m not convinced it was any more than a brush past, with a lot of really bad acting from Watson thrown in.I once totally shirt-fronted a bowler whilst running between wickets. I pretended I had been watching the ball and didn’t see him there. People might have even believed me, if we hadn’t been already sledging each other steadily for the previous 15 overs.
Has anyone seen side-on footage of this ‘elbow’? I’m not convinced it was any more than a brush past, with a lot of really bad acting from Watson thrown in.I once totally shirt-fronted a bowler whilst running between wickets. I pretended I had been watching the ball and didn’t see him there. People might have even believed me, if we hadn’t been already sledging each other steadily for the previous 15 overs.