hullabaloo 3

Recall my earlier posts on the word Hullabaloo?

The ugly aussie-Harbhajan saga was nothing less. Harsha Bhogle has written a nice piece that gives us perspective to look at all the ruckus more clearly and starts with THAT word.

"WHAT a hullabaloo all of us have created!"

and ends even better with "Let's play cricket. We're only a small family." A clear reference to the fact that there are really only 8 nations playing this game, a fact that the players and administrators should know better than us.

Read the full article titled "Why India tired of being little brother" at http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/why-india-tired-of-being-little-brother/2008/01/30/1201369227877.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

Here is another take, this time by Mukul Kesavan comparing Ponting's "Hard and Fair" to W's "Shock and Awe". He suggests that those lambasting BCCI for its hegemonic stance and posturing hold back and that the stand was taken not by those inept administrators but by the players themselves, led by our best bowler Kumble and the best batsman Tendulkar, who are tired of all the bullying they have taken in their careers.

Read on at http://blogs.cricinfo.com/meninwhite/archives/2008/01/shock_and_awe_1.php#more

Let me know your thoughts.