tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post8282112536875942840..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Cricketing GentlemenC Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-65897819063806973142012-03-04T21:50:51.920+05:302012-03-04T21:50:51.920+05:30Precisely what I intend saying. I am not seeking t...Precisely what I intend saying. I am not seeking that a Rahul Dravid be called 'not out' under those circumstances...only that, if he is out so is anyone who backs up too far and declaring him out is not the act of a cad!C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-77181015479827854072012-03-04T01:46:54.577+05:302012-03-04T01:46:54.577+05:30I don't think its a case of gifting laurels at...I don't think its a case of gifting laurels at the highest level. Today's players are professional players and the stakes are high. One mistake can cause a side to be knocked out of a tournament. It's not like these rules are applied only in international matches. The same rules are in place in the domestic games as well and the cricketers who go on to represent the team at the Ramakant Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982765739245702488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-90377352290125107582012-03-02T03:22:23.123+05:302012-03-02T03:22:23.123+05:30Ha ha ha. I myself have wondered why running out t...Ha ha ha. I myself have wondered why running out the non-striker is such a big deal. The runner is trying to get an advantage by taking a start, so he should be ready for the consequences. He is taking a chance. So if he gets caught he must pay. In baseball there are batsmen who specialize in stealing bases and it is very much gentlemanly to run them out :)<br /><br />-ShivaShivakumar Thirunayamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204463146189176962noreply@blogger.com