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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by sb_73, Nov 19, 2021.

  1. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    Was anyone watching the Women's cricket? I had it on with the sound down. England were 9 down with about 18 to get and the Indian bowler 'Mankaded' the non-striker. It looked disgraceful.
     
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    I was there at Lords, lots of dads having to explained what happened to their kids, absolutely the most disgraceful thing I’ve seen in cricket. India had bowled their best bowlers out and England's number 8 and 11 were just picking off the runs, the bowler Deepti Sharma (remember that name) knew she wasn’t a good enough bowler to take a wicket took the mankab, offered by the umpires to rescind the appeal, but no. Indians probably born in England around me celebrating like they won the world cup in a series already won.
    Totally a disgraceful play, Indian cricket should be ashamed
     
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  3. sb_73

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    Easy rule change to sort out this anti sport habit - you can’t be out the first time the Mankad is tried. If you don’t learn tough luck. Can’t have freedom to back up halfway down the wicket.
     
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    Totally pathetic and clearly pre-meditated as she slowed at the crease before turning. I have seen bowlers stop and warn a batsman before which is fair enough if liberties are being taken but that was totally unsportsmanlike. I certainly wouldn't have shaken hands at the end...
     
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  5. Wherever

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    What nobody knew at the ground was whether a warning was given, certainly didn’t look like one was. The problem is Deepti ****face was within the laws of the game but way out of the spirit of the game. With so many kids and particularly young girls watching, what will they take from this incident
     
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    But Charlie Dean wasn’t halfway down the wicket but had just left in line with the bowler who clearly had no intention of bowling
     
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  7. sb_73

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    Don’t get me wrong, it’s a pathetic thing to do, but as the rules stand, tough luck. As I said above it’s easy to fix, and the more ‘professional’ sport gets the less you can rely on people to do the right thing.
     
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    Yes, it was premeditated and utterly disgraceful.

    And yes, I wouldn't have shaken hands.
     
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    I'm surprised by this response from you.
    You always moan about the time wasting in football, much of which is within the rules, but you're not so bothered about this.
    I agree that a warning rule should be introduced, but this bowler was a disgrace.
     
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    Wasn’t it you who didn’t mind the fix when England and Argentina stopped playing in a Sevens match in Toulouse to guarantee that they both went to the next round?

    It just seems to me to be really easy to fix. I’m afraid I’ve given up on a sense of fair play sorting stuff out. Time wasting in football has the capacity to ruin my day out, the Mankad happens so rarely that it’s a real exception, a talking point rather than a major issue.

    For me anyway.
     
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  11. Taffvalerowdy

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    Can you imagine the uproar if an English cricketer - male or female - had done the same, be it against Australia, India or the Windies?
     
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    Hopefully to leave the bat trailing in the crease while backing up ! While unsportsman like , there was no reason for her to be that far down the wicket with so many balls left.
     
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    It would've been classified as a hate crime by many !
     
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    I'm sure Nathan Lyon went to do it in an Ashes Test but missed the stumps lol
     
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    This is cricket, Gayle showing the way to play...

     
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    Charlie Dean bowling today....

     
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    I actually think there would be at least disappointment at the very least if this had happened, up to the level of shame
     
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    I agree, totally shameful.

    What has happened to sport that used to be played for enjoyment and played without resorting to such tactics?

    We see plenty of advantage-taking in sports, if it's not the Mankad (accepted it's within the rules), drug use, time wasting, or just outright cheating. Sport should be fun and entertaining.

    As a person of Indian heritage, I am ashamed of the Indian Women's team and in particular Sharma for such a stunt. India had already won the series so if by some fortune England had managed to win the match, and Dean had attained a deserved half century, what difference would it have made. Sharma's action leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
     
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  20. rangercol

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    England hammering Pakistan in the T20 decider.

    Always nice.
     
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