Gamesmanship v sportsmanship
In Dambulla, Suraj Randiv was slapped with a one-match suspension for bowling an intentional no-ball under instruction from a senior player; at Lord's, England captain Andrew Strauss hardly drew attention for standing his ground after getting a
Nitin Sundar
25-Feb-2013
In Dambulla, Suraj Randiv was slapped with a one-match suspension for bowling an intentional no-ball under instruction from a senior player; at Lord's, England captain Andrew Strauss hardly drew attention for standing his ground after getting a healthy edge against Wahab Riaz. Doug Saxby in cricket365.com points out that the contrasting reactions to the two incidents highlight the inconsistency in the way the spirit of cricket is perceived.
The ICC reportedly intervened to put pressure on the Sri Lankan Board to apologise after Sehwag was left stranded on 99. They have conveniently stayed mum on Strauss and England's recent abuse of the referral system. There is a thing called gamesmanship and a thing called sportsmanship. It's a fine line between the two and incidents in London and Dambulla this week have highlighted just how unclear that line is.
Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo