It was the british indians booing him. Like Saj Mahmood and the british pakistanis a few years ago. Guess they feel like they've somehow betrayed their heritage which is lol. Most of the the indian fans are presumabely second generation brits just the same as Saj and Ravi. Might go someway to answer why England haven't produced more players of asian descent. Disgusting really and gotta feel for Ravi and before him Saj.
Hahaha, what?
Yeah, it was a bit ignorant. The Tebbitt Test is one of the most assinine things in the world, have no trouble with people living here supprting any damn team they wish too. Yet booing people of Indian extraction, just makes little sense, it's not even as if these players could play for India if they wanted too.
I would imagine it's pretty self explanatory if you think about it. If that is the British Indian attitude to a British asian turning out for England you're probably not gonna want to play for England. If you're gonna get barracked for it and discouraged by your family and friends you're probably going to do something else. I don't have a problem with it particularly. If you dont want to play for England because your allegiance is with the country of your parents well thats w/e. I just don't think it is always fair to put the blame completely at the feet of the ECB for not bringing on more asians into the game when you can't do much when their allegiance is to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or SL or their families are so against it.
Obviously I don't have first hand experience but I seriously, seriously doubt:
Is there anything other than anecdotal evidence to back that up?
I don;t know. There are many reasons why more Asians don't make the breakthrough to the professional game. This attitude today by some of the crowd suggests that they don't see playing for England as viable option for a British Indian. You're unlikely to make it as a cricketer if you don't have the support of your family in your early years. There are clearly issues on both sides. Many British Asians have felt( and still feel) English cricket is institionally racist. Many don't see a job as a professional cricketer as a worthy profession. Some people feel that British Asians don't do enough to integrate with the English game and viceversa.
Look at the way the rest of the players look at him. They all love him. What a man. What a legend.
well no I haven't conducted an investigation. I was just offering an opinion on a subject which interests me. I'd love England cricket to harness a bit more of the asian population to make the cricket team better and for the benifits that it could hopefully do to society as a whole to help integrate different communities and help people be more understanding of different cultures and make the country a happier place.
Literally, I can't believe this. I mean, Ishant will probably win India the game, but still, craziest **** ever.
I would make that all 3 formats. He better not be picked for the 1st Test instead of Finn.
Shame about the inhabitants though.
