Harbhajn slapped Sreesanth Once .. but see how many people got hit …

Sreesanth ….. Actually got hit once  by harbhajan and then many times by TV channels by repeatedly showing his crying face.

Harbhajan … slapped by IPL with suspension from 11 IPL matches . One more slap is expected from BCCI after their enquiry. Many other slaps … removed from mumbai indians advt,loss of 3+crores etc.

Lalchand Rajput … Slapped by IPL  ( 15 % Match fine )for being a spectator for the incident.

Umpire at Mohali -Mumbai Match ( I forgot his name)  : Slapped by BCCI with a match ban for speaking to media about sreesnath and his aggresion.

How many more people are expected to get slaps ?

Critically yours

Kiran

Friday’s Incident of Harbhajan Singh slapping Sreesanth has provoked anger from many quarters. Following pressure from various quarters, IPL board has formed a committee to investigate the issue. The hearing on this will be held on 28^th April and Bhajji has been suspended from IPL tournament till then.

The Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvaraj Singh told it is very unfortunate incident criticizing his friend Bhajji. The Kings XI Punjab has officially lodged a complaint with IPL committee on this incident. Also the Matter was reported to the committee by match referee Farook Engineer. The IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said “ The incident is very unfortunate. BCCI has taken note of it and a committee will investigate on this issue. Based on the committee’s report appropriate action will be taken against Bhajji, as per ICC rules, if his guilt is proved”. Bhajji has been asked to explain during the hearing ion 28^th.Since this incident is very evident, Bhajji will have to face a serious action and his career will be a question.. At the same time Mumbai Indians team coach Lalchand Rajput has said that Mumbai team is with Harbhajan.

The concern here is both Bhajji and Sreesanth have to play together for India after few days. Whatever action BCCI takes, this incident will leave a scar on relationship between the two and may impact the team. The slap is not easy to forget and more so for Sreesanth who is known to speak his mind.

Critically yours.

Kiran

Cricinfo confirms the end of India bizarre search for a coach. Personally, I think this is an insult to the 20 odd folks who applied and more so to Lalchand Rajput. Considering his record which includes a World Cup victory (come on, lets not brush the T20 tournament which set the tone for an aggressively fought ODI series against Australia), a fairly good run against the mighty Aussies and an impressive series against Pakistan, any sane board would have at least given him some sort of a contract. Perhaps Rajput would have been considered for coach was if he wasn’t Indian. Meanwhile, the question hangs as to what will become of Robin Singh and Venkatesh Prasad, the fielding and bowling coaches respectively, who till now don’t have any contract from BCCI. In my opinion, the Rajput-Singh-Prasad trio have done better than some of the previous coaches India has had.

The rationale for hiring Kirsten for the job seems to me to be something along these lines.
- We are going to Australia. It would be embarrassing to go there without a coach.
- We are going to Australia, so get a South African
- We need a big name (Shah Rukh Khan, Micheal Jackson, Bill Gates and many others fit the bill here)
- We need a puppet, so get a mild-mannered guy without too much experience
To the BCCI, Kirsten fit this bill.

Maybe if he had refused, they would have gone with Bill Gates; if Gates turned it down, Shah Rukh Khan would have been a front-runner (the minor BCCI-Shah Rukh issue notwithstanding).

Good luck Team India!