29 Feb 2004 13:32:50

CiL

Jimmy: ' crowd screamed at Imran to Kill me'

From the rsc archives, a article extract posted by rk ++++==== Mohinder has written at length about that tour which reactivated Indo-Pak cricket after the first war in early Sixties. In order to beat India, the Pakistani Cricket Board defied the International Cricket Council's ban on Packer's rebels and recalled Imran and his gang. Mohinder reminisces: ``The tour did not start in a friendly manner at all and the umpires were hostile and attitude very annoying. Some angry words were exchanged between Sunil Gavaskar and one umpire. After lunch, the umpires refused to officiate demanding an apology from Gavaskar, captain Bishen Bedi and manager. Eventually, a compromise was reached and match restarted. During the tour, particularly the Lahore Test which India lost, the umpiring was atrocious. According to Mohinder, Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan were given out wrongly. one umpire. After lunch, the umpires refused to officiate demanding an apology from Gavaskar, captain Bishen Bedi and manager. Eventually, a compromise was reached and match restarted. During the tour, particularly the Lahore Test which India lost, the umpiring was atrocious. According to Mohinder, Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan were given out wrongly. The significant factor was that Pakistani President General Zia came everyday and all were determined to see Pakistan win. The General personally went to the hotel and congratulated Pakistani captain Mushtaq Mohammed, he adds. About the Sahiwal One-day International, Mohinder narrates that the relations between captains Mushtaq and Bedi had reached its nadir. Both hardly spoke to each other despite playing together for ten years in English county cricket. At Sahiwal, Pakistani fast bowlers hurled bouncers at Gundappa Vishwanath and India's appeal went to deaf ears. A Pakistani official had the cheek to suggest that Vishwanath was very short hence a taller player should be sent to bat. ``The Pakistani players were abusive and crowed screamed at Imran to kill me,'' Mohinder says. A year before, Mohinder had gone through another turbulent tour of West Indies where Clive Lloyd, badgered for losing the Test, ordered Michael The significant factor was that Pakistani At Sahiwal, Pakistani fast bowlers hurled bouncers at Gundappa Vishwanath and India's appeal went to deaf ears. A Pakistani official had the cheek to suggest that Vishwanath was very short hence a taller player should be sent to bat. ``The Pakistani players were abusive and crowed screamed at Imran to kill me,'' Mohinder says. ++++++++++ More with lots more stories ( How SMG used to spot Marshall' bouncer or the movie that Sandeep Patil would keep playing in the videocoach bus during 83 WC) at http://tinyurl.com/ywvdl And the Farting shot +++ http://www.indianexpress.com/archive_full_story.php?content_id=41234 Irfan Pathan ‘‘I was bowling well in Australia but I gave away too many runs there’’, he said. ‘‘I was learning with every game but I always felt I had a lot to learn. I was giving away too many loose deliveries for the batsmen to hit and I was also not bowling my yorkers or my slower balls with much effect,” said Irfan. ++++++++ this generousity with runs, when he feels he is bowling well.... atleast Lee never thought he was bowling well and in form, when runs were going. Hmm... Imagine if Irfan cracks under Indo-Pak pressure and doesnt bowl well, how many runs would he bleed.... CiL Be AFRAID, VERY AFRAID..........