Khel Khel mein

There is every reason for India to withdraw from the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy.. The series has been clearly undone for India by extremely poor umpiring, not to mention the uncorroborated racial abuse slur against the team..

What is known as a gentle-man's game is not so anymore : the Australians displayed scant respect for the rules of the game.. Symonds was given not out in the first innings on 30, and he went on to score 162.. And after that, he went off to tell the press he was indeed out on 30.. Why did he not walk off the field?? Where was his conscience.. This dismissal appeal apart, there were a dozen other umpiring errors, that went mostly against India. Whats the point in playing when you know you cant get a fair deal anyway..

India has been at the receiving end of umpiring errors for quite some time, in particular from Steve Bucknor, and its time the board that generates most of crickets money puts it foot down to ask for a fair share..

And next comes the racial slur against Symonds.. Apparently, Bhajji called him a monkey, and that constitutes an abuse based on descent, I suppose.. Well, there is no proof except for the word of his team, whose integrity is anyway in question..

The one man, who maintained his composure throughout all this ruckus, and managed to come clean is the Indian skipper. Fabulous performances with both the bat and the ball, he went on to say "Its just a game after all".