IPL India routed for 92

It appears that Gavaskar was very unhappy with the incident, blaming both the crowd and the police and recommending that Cuttack should be banned as an international venue for two years. There definitely needs to be some punishment for this to serve as a deterrent going forward.

Quote:“The police were standing there without any instructions. The policemen, who are stationed on the boundary perimeter should not be watching cricket but monitoring the behaviour of the fans,” a furious Gavaskar told NDTV.

“Cuttack should not be given an international match for the next couple of years. As a deterrent, the BCCI must also stop the subsidy to the Odisha Cricket Association,” he said.

The former skipper said irrespective of the team’s poor performance, the spectators have no right to disrupt play by throwing objects on the field.

“Do the crowd throw valuables when the team does well? When the team does badly, the fans have no business to throw rubbish,” Gavaskar said.

http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/...36HHW.dpuf

It is being reported that South Africa are now considering abandoning the rest of the tour.

Quote:Interestingly, the list of the reasons is surging every passing hour, and the primary factor is not what happened at Cuttack.

First, the dispute in the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) forced The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift the warm-up T20 match to the Air Force Complex Ground in Palam. The game wasn’t moved out of Delhi because all bookings were done.

The match, won by India A, happened smoothly till the end, but everyone was shocked when what looked like a handful of cricket fans surged into a mob and invaded the field. The hundreds of fans sitting right next to the boundary ropes invaded the field as soon as the game was over. Luckily, no cricketer was hurt. It must be remembered that the big guns of South African all played in the match, and what happened could not be brushed under the carpet. Such scenes used to happen decades ago, but it was shocking to see that happening in India, in 2015.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, the South Africans expected better fight from an ‘aggressive’ India that had been making giant strides so far. The tourists expected India to give them a tough fight, but the one-sided contests have set the tone in favour of the tourists, who are savouring the wins that they have registered so far on this tour. In the first T20I India racked up 199 but failed miserably due to a hapless bowling performance. In the second, the overconfidence of their batsmen was at display. They played reckless shots and not once it looked like they were actually serious about their business.

A reliable source said: “What happened in Delhi and Cuttack have forced us to revise security arrangements and see what best we can come up with. The support from the Indians has been excellent but the contests haven’t been as great as expected. We never thought India, with their IPL and stuff, will submit this meekly.” It can be fathomed that this source used some really strong words, and his anonymity is justified.

It is only ironical that the series, named after two greatest humans — Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela — to have blessed the earth, is going through such awkward phase. One can only hope that the Indian fans showcase good morale and the team puts up some fight after two dejecting displays.

http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/s...son-337359

In that video it says Pedro collins was pelted BUT the pic was not Pedro !

Saffies should send dem a 42 million tab : for trauma and nightmares  :-[

“What happened in Delhi and Cuttack have forced us to revise security arrangements and see what best we can come up with.

The support from the Indians has been excellent but the contests haven’t been as great as expected.

We never thought India, with their IPL and stuff, will submit this meekly.”



hence my headline IPL India 

I am betting on South Africa to deliver a whitewash to the Indians on their home soil come Thursday!  8)