Wednesday, February 23, 2011

PrOuD tO bE aN iNdIaN...../////



First thing that will cone to your mind while reading this post is why this stupid fellow has written the title in such an awkward manner..? isn't it. Well there is a significance in writing the title in this unusual way which u will understand at the end of this blog when i disclose it....meanwhile continue reading my thoughts...

Yesterday while waiting for the bus i bought a newspaper so that i can read it and kill the time (main kabhi kabhi newspaper padh bhi let hun). As usual as per my habit i skipped all the headlines and headed directly to sports column. one by one I was scanning all the sport headlines and suddenly my eyeballs struck to one headline. It was about Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) which is currently used in World Cup. For who does not know about UDRS, let me just give you a glimpse of what exactly it is. It is a unique system in which either team can challenge on field umpire for their decision. This technology i widely accepted by most team in cricketing world except India who is against using URDS. Let me come back to the point. This system is useful in some cases as LBW, but useless in cases of close catch in which ball might have hit the batsman thigh or pad and given caught behind. There is a technology called Hot Spot. This technology shows where the ball has hit by leaving a mark on bat, pad or anywhere else.

Now moving to the point, this technology is patented by Warren Brennan of BBG sports. This company is not very enthusiastic about bringing this technology to India. Do you know why..??? Because of logistical precedents and lack of will by Indian administrators. These are minor issue, the major one is Warren Brennan of BBG sports have said that revelation about Australian companies owing millions of dollars and have their equipment held up in India after the common wealth games was "the straw the broke the camel's back". They think that risk involved is too high. There are many companies who are not paid for their services in CWG and their equipments are impounded. Apart from this Indians have came up with every excuse from their book for why it has happened.

I don't think such allegations by any anyone will make us comfortable. If all the allegation are true, then i am confuse wheather to feel proud or not. The unusual way of writing the title explains my confuse state of mind.

I am still confuse