Different strokes for different folks, HOWZZAT?
We are overreacting emotionally

this whole sachin-denness controversy is being interpreted by many as a white man's conspiracy against coloured players, but i don't see any racial angle to it. i think it is an emotional overreaction on our part; we are reading too much into it. the question of cricket being a white man's game is absurd today, when all test-playing nations have equal rights.yes, there was a time when england and australia used to enjoy special veto rights. in fact, the international cricket council used to be called the imperial cricket council in those days. and there was a time when the english and australian teams coming to india used to get more guarantee money. but today all teams get the same amount. we should see this incident for what it is - an isolated incident, and a case of bad judgment on the part of match referee mike denness. he could have handled the issue a little differently - he was plain inefficient. but to be fair to be him, denness went by the book. that's what the laws on ball-tampering and unruly behaviour say. it is our own boys who have not helped their cause - they were appealing to the umpire at the slightest opportunity. and when the match referee penalises your players, you cry wolf. that's not cricket. you have to believe in fairplay. to me, there is only person responsible for allowing things to get out of control: indian skipper saurav ganguly. to put racial interpretations on denness' decision is ridiculous. the problem is with us. because of our colonial past, we still suffer from mental slavery. we tend to get overwhelmed by white people and don't see things in perspective: see, how we are now overreacting to steve waugh's remarks on the controversy.