India have withdrawn from their tour to New Zealand, scheduled for February 2007, with the mutual agreement of both parties. Ehsan Mani, the ICC president, confirmed to the New Zealand Herald that the tour would not go ahead as planned.
The number of Tests and one-day internationals had yet to be agreed and it is now believed that the tour may not take place until as late as November 2008. Mani rejected the theory that this latest alteration was linked to a series of decisions taken by the new Indian board regarding their future itineraries.
Earlier this week it announced a plan to play Australia every year from 2007 to 2009 and said it wanted a four-year cycle of matches against England, even though these fall outside the Future Tours Programme. But Mani said the agreement over the New Zealand tour was “not an arbitrary decision”, and that it was made before the new regime in India took over. “It was a mutually acceptable solution.”
**However, sources from within the BCCI told the Herald that the real reason behind this move was to avoid India suffering defeat in New Zealand ahead of the World Cup:omg: :omg: :omg: **.
In 2003 they went on the equivalent tour, losing the Test series 2-0 and ODIs 5-2. Although they then proceeded to reach the World Cup final it was not seen as the ideal preparation.
“The conditions in New Zealand are very different from West Indies," said the unnamed official. "There is no point in touring there because any loss will only raise pressure on the team like the last time.” :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Martin Snedden, the New Zealand Cricket chief executive, said the agreement to postpone the tour was reached last year after the ICC brought the World Cup forward by a month. “The flow-on effect was to leave insufficient time for the scheduled India tour during the mid-February to late-March 2007 window,” he said. Snedden said New Zealand’s build-up for the World Cup would not be “detrimentally affected” as they were due to play the Champions Trophy, the VB Series and the Chappell-Hadlee Series before the tournament.
This article has nothing to do with Pakistan. I agree that this thread has to do something with cricket.
Though why this forum is turning more and more into anti India forrm rather than cricket forum...
Why are you being so defensive????
It's something which you don't hear often and if the reason is really what is mentioned in the article than it should be the point of discussion. News flash, it is not Pakistan cricket nama, it is Cricket nama.
Its not defensive, its about India phobia.
Its like if you try to save a girl, and in typical hindi movie style other person says "Teri Behan lagti hai kaya"...
In this case I rest my argument.......
However, sources from within the BCCI told the Herald that the real reason behind this move was to avoid India suffering defeat in New Zealand ahead of the World Cup
^^ Read it again and give me one good reason of not discussion it. Nothing to do with this so called India phobia, my friend.
P.S. I dont believe in this phobia thing but even if for one second we think that there is such thing as an India phobia, one would thiink why there is such a phobia in the first place, against a side which is cancelling tours because of the fear of defeat.
^^ Read it again and give me one good reason of not discussion it. Nothing to do with this so called India phobia, my friend.
P.S. I dont believe in this phobia thing but even if for one second we think that there is such thing as an India phobia, one would thiink why there is such a phobia in the first place, against a side which is cancelling tours because of the fear of defeat.
Its all about which part u made bold and which u didnt. What is the point of the thread. Is it to show that Indians are mentaly so ill prepared to go into the world cup after suffering the defeat. If that was the case then as the report says, they would not have reached the final of the world cup last time around.U carefully ignored the previous sentence in the para. This is because u see what u want to see.
I personally do think it is a joke. I cant seem to fathom why a solid team like India would just chicken out of a duel with New Zealand. I mean NZ of all teams??
O bhaijan, the thread is about the article and something within that article which is weird. Why are you making your own assumptions about my post.
Let me ask you one thing? Isn't it too obvious that you guys are simply trying to avoid the real topic of the dicsussion which is that India cancelled the tour about the fear of defeat or if thats not the real reason, whatever the other reason is.
That is a stupid move if true as the article says i.e. don't want to visit NZ as possible loss would hurt the team.
BTW, India is going overboard trying to play "top teams", they have scheduled to play Australia 2007-2009. After WC 2007 a big chunk, or lets say the 'effective' chunk of Australian team would retire and by then it may not be as strong as it has been thus far, would then India be still willing to play Australia as frequently?
Thats right. India did refuse to play us and the obvious reason was the fear of defeat, specially considering their fans back home getting all mad and pissed off at the home team after every defeat and than they just couldn't take it any more.
^ You guys are half-right, you guys are ignoring India played Australia too much, and wants to continue to play in years 2007-2009. Losing a game in beloved sports to a political arch rival is what is more 'humiliating' thats why India didn't play Pakistan.
Does that mean that when indian team is not "comfortable" against a side, for whatever reason, they would refuse to play aganist them? Even if pakistan is the arch rival, and losing against Pakistan was humiliating, still it does not justify their decision of not playing with us.
India have an impressive record against Australia during the last 3-4 years. However I strongly think if India will play with Australia this year in Australia (I don't know the ICC plans for australia versus India for 2006), australia is going to thrash them big time. If that happens, will India be telling the world that they are not playing against Australia in Australia since they are not "comfortable" facing australia.
It reminds me of old days when we were 5-6 years old and as long as some one (not our GS guppy :D ) was batting well, everything use to look fine. But immediately after getting out, that kid use to throw the bat away and say " Jao, hum nahin khailtay thumharay saath"