I can't believe the fuss that's been made about this ball tampering incident. I think this is a classic case of the bigger picture being ignored so that some petty finger pointing and media hype can occur leadin to which boards and individuals can feel more holier than thou and therefore mask failings in other areas.
The fact that ALL cricketers change the nature of the ball in all games seems to have been glossed over. Quite incredibly balls don't get shiny all by themselves! As we all know, large amounts of effort and team work are required to get a decent shine on but what, this is deemed "fair". If this isn't changing the nature of the ball then I don't know what is!
Also, everyone knows the rules are skewed hugely in favour of batsman. It's ridiculous what's happening in India at the moment. teams cruising while chasing 350 plus scores regularly, it's just boring.
What about the BCCI's bullying of CSA and the cowing of the ICC. It's bloody disgraceful that test cricket, fans and players are held at ransom by the petty vagaries of rich bureaucrats who go around acting like children. This topic should have been on the forefront of all cricket discussions.
So in all, it's time for a rule change. Ball "tampering" should be relegated to what it is, a minor advantage trying to be achieved by a combatant put at a massive disadvantage to begin with. Limitations could be applied (so only "natural" means to be used, like with shining) and move on.
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Topic: Pakistan vs South Africa (Read 14177 times)