Random thought but i love how inclusive the F1 community is to the wags. Red bull follows Kelly, Tommy Hilfiger made Carmen an ambassador.
And it's not just about the teams, the fans are so nice and supportive too (at least most of them). They never blame drivers' failure on the wags, are always respectful.
Every once in a while a moron points fingure at Kelly for 'jumping' through drivers but there's ALWAYS someone defending her. Reminding them that Daniil cheated on her.
U don't see that in cricket, at least not in Indian cricket. Virat Kohli took a break coz his wife is having a child and people are calling him 'soft', trolling him for it. HOW DARE HE HOLD HIS WIFE'S HAND WHILE SHE PUSHES HIS CHILD OUT!!? And how could anyone forget the 2015 Cricket World Cup and Anushka Sharma being declared the 'rashtriya panuti' (national bad luck/ill omen) coz of Kohli's bad performance.
The only time I've ever seen cricket fans being nice to the wife was when Ravindra Jadeja's saree clad, pallu wearing wife touched his feet. Which, personally, is beautiful, loving and respectful. She's a brilliant woman and chose to do that. But it left me wondering... Is a woman worthy of respect worthy of not being dragged through the mud for something she'd 0 role in only if she fits your idea of the ideal woman? Dress right(they decide the right), act right(they decide the right) and I won't burn your effigies, won't call you names. Else...
I'm not saying F1 is perfect but fans here believe, this is our hero and this is his support system, his loving gf/wife.
Neither am i saying all are same but a majority of fans in the Indian cricket community believe, this is our hero and this is his distraction, his gf/wife.
It's not very normal of me to cover 20 years of indian cricket in the last 3 weeks. What's wrong with me and why tf am I watching test matches with such interest
The first day of the first Test between India and Australia witnessed Indian bowlers dominate as the two sides met at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Ravindra Jadeja’s five-wicket haul and Ravichandran Ashwin’s three-wicket haul, after pacers Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami provided their side with the early breakthroughs, handed India the upper hand over the visitors. Having dismissed Australia…
Heroine's wedding with a cricketer…the rush started…!
We have been seeing a lot of romance between Bollywood heroines and Team India cricketers. It is well known that many cricketers have married Bollywood heroines. Virat Kohli is also married to Bollywood star heroine Anushka Sharma. It is known that former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh also loved and married Bollywood heroines. Meanwhile, another young cricketer is also following their path.
On September 9th, 1988, BBC News reported that England cricket captain Graham Gooch and seven other team members had been refused visas to travel to India, resulting in the upcoming tour being cancelled. The players were on a UN blacklist over having participated in rebel tours to Apartheid South Africa.
Colin Moynihan, Sports Minister in the Thatcher Government, appeared to be primarily concerned about the ‘serious implications for international cricket’, while the Secretary General of the Commonwealth said that India should be applauded.
According to BBC reporting:
"…Graham Gooch's appointment as captain of the England team by the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) was considered controversial because of his rebel tour to South Africa in 1982. Kim Barnett, Alan Lamb and Philip Newport were placed on a UN blacklist for playing in the Republic last winter. The other four players - John Emburey, Robert Bailey, Graham Dilley and Robert Robinson - were already on the list for playing in previous seasons…"
The TCCB were apparently ‘bitterly disappointed’ and by October had announced an alternative tour to New Zealand. This plan didn’t last long, and was soon called off by New Zealand cricket administrators over fears of anti-apartheid protests.
Within months, the ICC issued a ruling that international players who ‘moonlighted’ in the South African domestic competition would also face bans.
Graham Gooch subsequently toured internationally as England captain, including to India, and retired from Test Cricket in 1995, 20 years after his debut.
In 1990, a rebel tour to South Africa led by Mike Gatting had to be abandoned due to intensifying protest activity.
In 2010, Paul Weaver in The Guardian referred to the 1990 England tour as the 'most reprehensible of all’, quoting long term anti-Apartheid activist and British MP, (Lord) Peter Hain;
"…This was on the cusp of a historic change in South Africa. So for Gatting and his tourists to go, clodhoppers and all, into this transformative moment was grotesque beyond belief. It was not surprising it caused such offence. The rebel tours were a doomed attempt to shore up the tottering apartheid system, when it needed to be isolated…"
Sources: BBC News, The Guardian, ESPN-Cricinfo. Top Image: Crictracker
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