Ricky Ponting deserved a suspension, says Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell, the former Australian skipper, while talking to the reporters, has said that instead of being fined 40 percent of the match fee, Ricky Ponting should have been suspended for confronting the umpires.
While team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 who had given his verdict in favour of Kevin
Pietersen, which was also later on sustained by the third umpire.
Not only that, after coughing out his venom over Dar, Ponting turned towards Tony Hill, the square leg umpire and exchanged harsh words with him as well.
The impressive performance displayed by the English batsmen along with the decision of the video umpire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marais-Erasmus-c74368 in favour of the host batsman left the Australian captain irked and infuriated. The half heard appeal had been referred by the wicketkeeper
Brad Haddin.
Though Ponting was not alone in arguing with the officials in the ground http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AS-Peter-c46174 Siddle had also supported him in doing so, but the fast bowler eventually escaped any sanction amid stepping back on time.
While commenting upon the incident, Chappell was of the view that Ponting’s behaviour was totally unacceptable as he had clearly overstepped the mark.
Sharing his views, Chappell said that even at the time when he himself used to play cricket, everyone knew it well that arguing an umpire over a judgment was not allowed. And if at that time anyone who dared to attempt it, would have faced an outright suspension
for it.
Exacerbated over the attempt of the Australian skipper, Chappell said, “And it’s not like it’s the first time he (Ponting) has done it. I think the ICC are in part to blame, not for him arguing today, but if you want to stop those sort of things you’ve got
to stop them straight away, the first time it happens.”
Mark http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, another Australian skipper also shared similar views while disapproving Ponting’s act of confronting with the umpires and Pietersen. Talking to the reporters, he said, “I don’t mind a bit of a confrontation between players occasionally. I think
that’s good for the game, but you have to draw a line (with the umpires).” He concluded his remarks while saying that for Ponting, there was no point in indulging into an argument with the umpires.
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