Re: Ponting calls for calm from Australian fans during the homes series against India
huh?
this implies that the australian fans were deeply offended by the racist behavior and would want to retaliate.
of course this would be logical if it weren't for one tiny problem: australians are some of the most racist people on earth. i doubt many tears were shed for symonds down under.
Nikhil, no doubt players have been subjected to racism/abuse by Aussie fans in the past and in my opinion Australians while whinning about Indian crowd have totally forgotten about what their fans did to South Africans/kiwis and specially Murali. Having said that I am not giving any justification for Indian crowd. Two wrongs dont make a right. Some of the Pakistans fans were involved in similar activities on a smaller scale during the recent series. Such folks should be simply banned from ever entering a stadium.
However knowing the nature of australian fans, they would be extra sweet towards Sreesanth, who acted like a total idiot during the recently concluded series.