OK, So why are the Aussie going ahead with the Indian tour

[pup11]

Are they going to get paid more for playing test cricket in India ?

I think CA would get paid some sort of share from the total revenue generated through this series which in itself would be huge sum, but more importantly if CA refuse to tour India, then India might also refuse to come to Australia and India touring any country is the biggest series for that country's cricket board in terms of revenue generated and situation for CA is no different, so no cricket board would like to piss BCCI.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Can someone give me a brief description of the troubles in India at the moment, in terms of who the fighting is between, why, etc.

 

[Langeveldt]

I have been postponing a trip to South Africa because of what my wife fears as security issues in that country. She may be over reacting but one needs to respect her fears and concerns for my safety.

Shame, totally understandable though.. Our crime rate is indefensible..

As usual in this case, money talks, and bull**** walks.. Hope they get an absolute trouncing..

 

[pasag]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/09/14/1221330640018.html

Shane Warne and several of his Rajasthan Royals teammates narrowly avoided disaster during the Indian Premier League, when seven bombs tore through the markets and temples of Jaipur, killing at least 63.

 

[Craig]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/09/14/1221330640018.html

At this rate while being consistent, we should not tour Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, probably rule out South Africa in regards to crime rate, and who else is there that is unsafe to visit?

 

[four_or_six]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/09/14/1221330640018.html

Somewhat overdramatic but iirc several members of the team were stood where the bombs had gone off a couple of days earlier.

 

[Xuhaib]

It was never the bombs...

Even though I reckon the only way the PCB will get the Aussies to tour is if they actually go out and make peace with the extremmists or catch Osama Bin Laden.

Dude they cant even discipline Shoaib Akhtar and you expect them to catch a dead guy.

 

[silentstriker]

Can someone give me a brief description of the troubles in India at the moment, in terms of who the fighting is between, why, etc.

Terrorists, generally over Kashmir. Not really much more complicated than that. Well, there are other extremists too, such as in Assam, but the big bombings are usually due to either sectarian violence, and Kashmir issue.

 

[Johnners]

Terrorists, generally over Kashmir. Not really much more complicated than that. Well, there are other extremists too, such as in Assam, but the big bombings are usually due to either sectarian violence, and Kashmir issue.

Terrorists in India aren't fans of Led Zeppelin?

 

[silentstriker]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/09/14/1221330640018.html

Jaipur to Goa: 1662 km. 'Narrowly' indeed. Bet they pretty much had to crawl out from underneath the rubble.

http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?from=Jaipur,%20Rajasthan&to=Goa&via=&type=best&q=dir

 

[pup11]

Jaipur to Goa: 1662 km. 'Narrowly' indeed. Bet they pretty much had to crawl out from underneath the rubble.

http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?from=Jaipur,%20Rajasthan&to=Goa&via=&type=best&q=dir

As f_o_s said the quote was somewhat overdramatic, but its true that the bombs went off pretty close to places where the players were a few days before going to Goa.

 

[jeevan]

Should mention the organized crime element to the violence in India.

These type of bombings started with Bombay in 1993 and were carried out by Dawood Ibrahim's mafia. He's ow resident in Pakistan with strong cricketing links (one of which is his daughter being married to Javed Miandad's son).

So some of these bombing are carried out by people who are paid for it and are protected from the consequences by "somebody". No real political objectives etc

 

[Burgey]

Heard this morning they're having the security bloke look at this tour now as well.

5 gets you 10 they go....

 

[pup11]

Heard this morning they're having the security bloke look at this tour now as well.

5 gets you 10 they go....

Its really not a big deal, its something CA are doing just to make sure that they don't end up looking like having double-standards after the postponement of the Pakistan tour, so they just want to send out a message that they apply the same yardsticks while gauging the security-levels of every country they are to tour.

 

[honestbharani]

They look at Pakistan and they only see the threat of bombs..



They look at India.. there is the threat of bombs but they also see $$$$$$$$s.


Obviously, the situations are not same.

 

[anoop4real]

They look at Pakistan and they only see the threat of bombs..



They look at India.. there is the threat of bombs but they also see $$$$$$$$s.


Obviously, the situations are not same.

That was nice........ but I dont think these blasts and all be a barrier fo their tour....

 

[silentstriker]

As f_o_s said the quote was somewhat overdramatic, but its true that the bombs went off pretty close to places where the players were a few days before going to Goa.

That's not narrowly escaped. By that definition, 16 million people in Delhi metropolitan area 'narrowly escaped'.

 

[pup11]

That's not narrowly escaped. By that definition, 16 million people in Delhi metropolitan area 'narrowly escaped'.

That's morden day media for you SS.