Gary Kirsten : the whistleblower

[telsor]

The infamous McGrath-Sarwan incident came about from Sarwan sledging McGrath ( something about his wife, who was under treatment for cancer at the time ).

 

[honestbharani]

Nope, Sarwan did not sledge McGrath. He was simply responding to McGrath's sledge. Apparently, this is how it went:



McGrath (to Sarwan) - How did Brian Lara's **** taste?


Sarwan - I don't know. Ask your wife.



Apparently, this was a rather routine response to the sort of question that McGrath asked, atleast according to some of the Aussie players in that match. But, McGrath immediately took offence, because his wife was ill at that time. Later, he apologised in public for his conduct and said that all the blame was his. Steve Waugh said the same, and said it before McGrath even apologized. Trev Sutherland then asked McGrath to render the apology and asked the Aussies to behave themselves.

 

[KennyD]

You don't sledge him just before he's about to bowl do you? Or does he bowl crap when upset?

well i dont sledge him full stop, coz I get on alright with him. But everyone else does, all the time, b4 the game, during it, when hes bowling, when hes batting. And he does bowl poorly for it though. It comes down quicker, but he sprays it, so you just gotta get a bit of bat on him, and you got some easy runs.

 

[marc71178]

At least he's not claiming innocence on his teams behalf.

Not looking at anyone in particular Mr McGrath...

 

[Sanz]

The infamous McGrath-Sarwan incident came about from Sarwan sledging McGrath ( something about his wife, who was under treatment for cancer at the time ).

It just makes me sick when people like you come here and start defending the sh!t your players have been pouring all over the world.

I mean how much biased one has to be to blatantly lie about this issue ?? Mcgrath deserved what he got, He was lucky that he didn't get punished for his verbal abuse. He deserves NO sympathy from me.

 

[Slow Love™]

Has anybody ever considered the possibility that McGrath was just genuinely curious about what Brian Lara's **** tasted like?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Has anybody ever considered the possibility that McGrath was just genuinely curious about what Brian Lara's **** tasted like?

Have you just outed Mr McGrath?!?!

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[marc71178]

It just makes me sick when people like you come here and start defending the sh!t your players have been pouring all over the world.

That one incident is completely different to the other sledging incidents though.

 

[Sanz]

That one incident is completely different to the other sledging incidents though.

Well, I personally dont like sledging and dont care who does it. If a side does it to mentally get back at you that means they are not good enough at least in their mind they think that their cricketing skills alone are are not suffice to win the game and that is why their need to sledge.

 

[Bouncer]

A quick search and I couldn't find this scorecard - it wasn't an International game was it?

Yeah it wasnt an international game, but surprise how some people can still use it to boast their Lost Ego.......

..the game was actually washed out but there was so much a crowd that imran asked Kris Sirikant to play an un-official game of 20 or 25 overs.

 

[Sanz]

Yeah it wasnt an international game, but surprise how some people can still use it to boast their Lost Ego.......

..the game was actually washed out but there was so much a crowd that imran asked Kris Sirikant to play an un-official game of 20 or 25 overs.

A Look at your signature is enough to tell all of us who is here to boost the LOST ego . Look at the way you wrote your statement 'Imran asked Sirikant' (another way of ego boosting) as if Imran was the captain of both the teams. . It should have been both the captains agreed to play and not 'Imran Asked'

Yes Marc, It was supposed to be an international match but probably because of rain (or for some other reason I dont really remember) it was reduced into a 20-25 over exhibition match which Pakistanis were treating as if their lives depended on it and the way their fans were heckling a 16 year old kid Sachin was really proof of how seriously they were taking this match. And Boy, he showed it to them by clobbering their best ever spinner for sixes after sixes, Trust me it shut the crowd up, Since that day we have never heard Pakistanis using that slogan again.

 

[Sanz]

Oh Btw, the 5 year old picture in your Avtar, is just another way of boosting the lost ego.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Not looking at anyone in particular Mr McGrath...

Anthony McGrath?

 

[Son Of Coco]

It just makes me sick when people like you come here and start defending the sh!t your players have been pouring all over the world.

I mean how much biased one has to be to blatantly lie about this issue ?? Mcgrath deserved what he got, He was lucky that he didn't get punished for his verbal abuse. He deserves NO sympathy from me.

I don't think anyone asked for your sympathy.

It makes me sick when people come on here pointing the finger at one country, at least Kirsten had the balls to say his team was up there with Australia in the sledging stakes.......not like some poor innocent victims I could mention.

 

[deeps]

A Look at your signature is enough to tell all of us who is here to boost the LOST ego . Look at the way you wrote your statement 'Imran asked Sirikant' (another way of ego boosting) as if Imran was the captain of both the teams. . It should have been both the captains agreed to play and not 'Imran Asked'

well, if it was indeed imran khan's idea, and he decided to put it to srikanth, who then agreed, it was "imran asked" isnt' it?

 

[honestbharani]

I don't think anyone asked for your sympathy.

It makes me sick when people come on here pointing the finger at one country, at least Kirsten had the balls to say his team was up there with Australia in the sledging stakes.......not like some poor innocent victims I could mention.

Sourav Ganguly said that it was a way of trying to get the opposition batsmen out and as such, he has tried it a few times too, although he, personally, never sledges people who don't sledge him. I think Fleming is world renowned for sledging on and especially, off the field. I think the Sri Lankans have always been sledgers, esp. during the Asia Cup final, when they all rounded up Mohd. Kaif and sledged him when he was out. Pakistan have sledged a few times too. I think it is probably only the West Indies (atleast post 95 since when I have watched them a lot) who play the game the right way. Then again, they lose so much that they probably thought we might as well lose by playing nicely.

 

[Neil Pickup]

*cough* Tino *cough*

 

[Swervy]

Sourav Ganguly said that it was a way of trying to get the opposition batsmen out and as such, he has tried it a few times too, although he, personally, never sledges people who don't sledge him. I think Fleming is world renowned for sledging on and especially, off the field. I think the Sri Lankans have always been sledgers, esp. during the Asia Cup final, when they all rounded up Mohd. Kaif and sledged him when he was out. Pakistan have sledged a few times too. I think it is probably only the West Indies (atleast post 95 since when I have watched them a lot) who play the game the right way. Then again, they lose so much that they probably thought we might as well lose by playing nicely.

I went to Old Trafford on the last day this summer and you could hear the WI's (esp Best and Bravo) giving some proper lip from 60 yards away....all teams do it

 

[Dydl]

Some do it more than others though. The Aussies sledge more than India for example.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Some do it more than others though. The Aussies sledge more than India for example.

True, but India probably appeal more. Certainly where bat/pad chances are concerned.

Cultural difference maybe?