Symonds and his silent bat :)-

Sunny Gavaskar said this, not me!

After a two month blocation (read as blog vacation),I am back,writing about a phrase uttered by Sunil Gavaskar,with saracasm-coated sense of humor,I must admit,rarely coming from the likes of someone as professional as Sunil Gavaskar. This was a comment in the post-Perth analysis today. The topic of discussion - ofcourse the authenticity of Andrew Symonds' leg-before decision in today's play. Well,fact remains that India were a shade lucky in this matter,just a little,considering all those wrong decisions in Sydney,it almost seemed like 'What goes around comes around' being enacted by artistes in Shakespeare's 'All the world's a stage'!

True,Symonds was not out,the inside edge of the bat touched the ball, a slight touch,nevertheless a touch,proven by countless number of replays and hundreds of 'inside edge' chants from Harsha,Shastri and all and sundry. Yet,the Little Man clearly said 'It is not the umpire's fault' repeatedly,vehemently denying any explanation and assumed the air of someone who was just about to deliver the TRUTH in a sensational court case. Harsha waited,so did Shastri and I sat on the edge of my seat,curious,just waiting to hear what excellent reasoning could Sunil Gavaskar be giving to this misjudged umpiring.

Then came the response "Ofcourse,the umpire did not hear the thumping edge" followed by "Symonds has a silent bat". The experts went into bouts of sarcastic laughter thereafter. Well, the umpire never hears Symonds' bat because it is a silent one! He did not hear it in Sydney too.......How true!
This is one of the best post-match comments ever made in cricketing history,especially on a day when history was made in world cricket.

Life has come full circle for Symonds and the Aussies. The colors are changing in international cricket,is it really ?

The cherry is red,the uniforms are white,the green is baggy,however the champs are the 'Brown-skinned' 'Men in Blue'!!

P.S:- I once commented to a carnatic music friend of mine that if I were to choose between carnatic music and cricket, it would be cricket!!
Andy,
I planned to write reviews on Malladi Brothers and T M Krishna's concert but....
:) The next post, surely!