Hayden escapes, cricket in prison
Depending on how you look at it, the latest farce in India's Australian summer appears either blatantly unfair or plain ridiculous.
In a tinderbox atmosphere that had gone to within an inch of the tour being called off, Matthew Hayden - 36-year-old veteran of 94 Tests played over 14 years - launches an outrageous, offensive, and completely unprovoked attack on Harbhajan Singh, calling him "an obnoxious weed" on a radio show. Cricket Australia promises the BCCI that it would take up the matter strongly and after a pointless, three-hour hearing, lets Hayden off with a mere reprimand - not even a token fine.
A little after 11 pm local time in Melbourne, CA spokesman Philip Pope said, "The charge was laid by CA CEO James Sutherland, and Code of Conduct Commissioner Ron Beazley found Hayden guilty He upheld the charge and issued a reprimand." Section 9 of CA's Code of Behaviour deals with "detrimental public comment" and prohibits a players and officials from "making any public/media comment which is detrimental to the interests of the game".
Hayden said he had made a "light comment" in a "jocular" interview. "I maintain my innocence. My intention was not to denigrate cricket or anyone. But in the spirit of cricket, I respect and accept the decision." There was no mention of an apology to Harbhajan.
There was also no mention, from either Hayden or CA, of the big batsman poking fun at Ishant Sharma's youth, mimicking his accent,
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In a tinderbox atmosphere that had gone to within an inch of the tour being called off, Matthew Hayden - 36-year-old veteran of 94 Tests played over 14 years - launches an outrageous, offensive, and completely unprovoked attack on Harbhajan Singh, calling him "an obnoxious weed" on a radio show. Cricket Australia promises the BCCI that it would take up the matter strongly and after a pointless, three-hour hearing, lets Hayden off with a mere reprimand - not even a token fine.
A little after 11 pm local time in Melbourne, CA spokesman Philip Pope said, "The charge was laid by CA CEO James Sutherland, and Code of Conduct Commissioner Ron Beazley found Hayden guilty He upheld the charge and issued a reprimand." Section 9 of CA's Code of Behaviour deals with "detrimental public comment" and prohibits a players and officials from "making any public/media comment which is detrimental to the interests of the game".
Hayden said he had made a "light comment" in a "jocular" interview. "I maintain my innocence. My intention was not to denigrate cricket or anyone. But in the spirit of cricket, I respect and accept the decision." There was no mention of an apology to Harbhajan.
There was also no mention, from either Hayden or CA, of the big batsman poking fun at Ishant Sharma's youth, mimicking his accent,
To read the full article, click here...
To read the article, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: BCCI, CA's Code of Behaviour, detrimental public comment, harbhajan singh
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