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Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
My goodness. You've derived an awful lot of information from one still picture.
Maximus0723
State Regular
He is probably being sarcastic. Atleast the second time.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
I am one of the biggest fans of Tendulkar on this board if not the biggest but wont support every thing he does and I don't agree with this. I will coolly agree to disagree with people on this topic because I will get a barrage of responses because I criticised Tendulkar.
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Precambrian
Banned
**** off. I never thought you were such an idiot. WTF? bananas are eaten by monkeys? only monkeys? and worse, contrived to get inside Tendulkar's mind and find out tendulkar intended to remind him of the incident? How ****ing ********!!!
get a clue mate. Bananas are eaten by all cricketers and very much during the game as it is not so harsh on the body and releases carbohydrates fast/
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
So it's not clear at all. Good-o.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
It's clear where I am concerned. It could have been any fruit. Why only banana.
My last word on the topic.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, sorry about that - forgot forums were a place where people don't post more than one post on a thread. Who needs debate anyway, eh?
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Debates can only occur when two parties are willing to debate a topic. Not every thing on the forum is debatable where every one is concerned. I think it is clear so it is not debatable where I am concerned. No use going on about it from me.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Athletes eat bananas too. It's a big leap to say that's what he was implying. It's not necessarily a reason to rule it out, but it just wouldn't fit in with his persona.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
That is unacceptable. You need to stop.
Because bananas are what cricketers eat when they're on the field....It's clear where I am concerned. It could have been any fruit. Why only banana.
99*
International Debutant
Because it was the only one he had on him at the time?It's clear where I am concerned. It could have been any fruit. Why only banana.
Because it was a part of the lunch he had brought to the ground?
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
From Telegraph India:
It may be just in jest but it is an unrequired gesture from Tendulkar. He doesn't need to be the man who opens a can of worms. Let the performances do the talking which they are doing mighty well for India right now.
You see mate, what it means to criticize The God. You can understand what I went through when I did that ( fairly or unfairly).
Anyways, As usual media is trying to fuel controversy so that they could sell few more copies. While I do not know the context of when the picture was taken, I wouldn't have thought of that in my wildest imaginations. To me it looks like an innocent gesture but only Tendulkar knows what he meant and I will leave it at that.
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Precambrian
Banned
Ok. Tone was bad. Apologies Pratters. But the idea was so scandalously stupid which elicited the heat of the moment reply.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Some things you debated you have been proven wrong and I right though. Can't play in pressure situations - Can't play in pressure situations in the seccond inning of an ODI - Cricinfo - 1st Final: Australia v India at Sydney, Mar 2, 2008
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Ofcourse, I agree that I was unfair at times but even at times I was trying to do a fair criticism, it was not easy.Some things you debated you have been proven wrong and I right though. Can't play in pressure situations - Can't play in pressure situations in the seccond inning of an ODI - Cricinfo - 1st Final: Australia v India at Sydney, Mar 2, 2008
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yeah I know what you mean mate.
sirdj
State Vice-Captain
I don't see how you can connect all these dots to the monkeygate episode.From Telegraph India:
It may be just in jest but it is an unrequired gesture from Tendulkar. He doesn't need to be the man who opens a can of worms. Let the performances do the talking which they are doing mighty well for India right now.
1. All athletes eat bananas as its is quick and convenient natural source of energy.
2. He could just be making the point that Harbhajan needs to get some energy as his energy levels have dipped slightly.
3. Monkeygate happenend in Australia and it was the Aussie media and crowds.......why would he be making a reference to that here in New Zealand? Its not as if this series is being covered at all...........just look at any of the Australian news websites.
4. What does Bhajji doing well in New Zealand have ANYTHING to do with monkeygate?? He did well enough in Australia during the same series itself. If not with the ball he did enough damage with the bat.