'I'd never say anything personal to a player'
Part four: Andrew Symonds talks about his disappointment with the way the 2008 Sydney Test controversy was handled
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yeah right Symonds never says anything personal to any player.I am sure what he said to Brandon Mccullum wasnt personal for him either..He can say whatever he want to whoever he want to.His attitude is nothing but a major embarrassment for the sport..I am glad i dont have to see him playing for australia anymore
Symonds is not SAINT that can criticize others while getting drunk and then going fishing and not being part of the "team". "90% of indian players are lazy": symonds says stuff like this and he wonders why many indian supporters dislike him and use abusive language to attack him.
I think Symonds is dead wrong on the Monkey-gate issue. I think it smacks of cultural ignorance. It should be told to him that when Indians call someone a monkey, it does not have racial connotation to it, but it actually means a fool, a stupid, or an idiot. I don't think Harbhajan really has that cultural sensitivity to be aware of what calling someone a monkey means? So, there are two ways to it: either it was the "theri maan-ki" expletive in Hindi or "monkey" in English, which for us Indians really means a stupid or an idiot.
Spot on "the lies" that the society down to a t.
Andrew Symonds is a SAINT.
Harsha, BE A MAN & ASK CHEATER SYMONDS WHAT HE PAID ICC'S ADJUDICATORS TO HELP HIM WITH A WORLD RECORD OF INCORRECT NOT-OUTS AT SYDNEY ? ALSO - IF WE ALL REMEMBER SYMONDS' FINAL STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT, HE HAS WRITTEN TO ICC THAT IT WAS SOMETHING HE THOUGHT HE HEARD - NOW HE SAYS HE WAS SURE OF THE CHARGES HE COOKED UP AGAINST BHAJJI - WHAT HAPPENED ?
Cone On, guys ! I feel he was perfectly within his rights to stand his ground. Sometimes you are given out when you are not. Nobody comes then and corrects that decision -no UDRS then. He is giving honest opinion about Indian cricketers. He says most Indian players do not take fitness seriously. Can anyone disagree seeing Munaf, Nehra etc ?
Symonds has no right to criticize others. Firstly, he has to correct his own behaviour in and out of the field before commenting on others---Hafiz Rahman, Sharjah- UAEs
I can't agree with everything he says, but it seems obvious to me he is still genuinely upset over the Sydney incident. I have to agree that incident was so badly handled by both cricket boards. I'd really love to hear an interview on what Harbhajan has to say about the incident and see if he is still remains as upset as Symonds does. It seems to me Harbhajan was treated very differently at the time. Regardless, at the end of the day it was something that should have been sorted out on the field.
Well Andrew, its sad to see you havent learnt your lesson after that too