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Akram said the Aussies were "sore losers" and that Hayden should have known that India was now hundred years ahead of Australia "which is no more than a village".
"The thing about the Aussies is that they are sore losers. They get personal when they get beaten. It is all a matter of sour grapes and after going home, they've started calling India a third-world country", said Akram.
"India is a superpower now; it is a hundred years ahead of Australia, which is no more than a village, as compared to India. You don't blame sightscreens for poor over rates. Even Allan Border was critical of Australian tactics on the pitch," Akram said.
Akram's stinging reaction came a day after the BCCI reacted strongly to Hayden's remark, saying such a comment about India was totally uncalled for from the Australian opener.
Back home after the 2-0 series defeat, Hayden spoke about, what he perceived, poor ground conditions and inordinate delays during the matches "that happen in Third World countries".
"This was a completely uncalled for remark by him. A player of his stature should not have made the comment," BCCI's Finance Committee Chairman Rajiv Shukla had said on Friday.
"If slow-over rate is your habit, why blame India for that and call India third world? We are a very prestigious nation and it was not a nice comment by him," Shukla said.
Hayden made a list of things which he felt resulted in Australia's slow over-rates in the series against India. He alleged the Indian batsmen were reluctant to "face up" quickly enough and there was constant movement around sightscreens.
"They (opposition batsmen) are very difficult to get to face up," Hayden said. "Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move away; all the little frustrations that happen in Third World countries and the heat as well," he added.
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haydens comments are acceptable dont expect the descenders of robbers and looters to be professional.
India has a population of about a billion which is 50 times larger than the aussies or australia is not even population of goa the number of people born in a year.its senseless to compare two countries as most of the people in india depend on agriculture.But hold on by 2050 we will surprass even us in size of economy.the wealth aussies have all been robed from native australians.originally they are looters and criminals who where sent to australia.No wonder they posess such an attitude.
well..lets do this way..India is a third world country...lets aussie begin a war with india and the resuls will speak..no words... its just a piece of cake for india
Yes athirld world country can offer AuD10/HHr if he agrees to carry drinks for IPL because any ways thats what he is destined too in Austrlia after his abyssmal performance against their all time favourites KIWIS
Earlier when Harbhajan was given clean chit over the racist comment issue Ponting told that BCCI is showing their power they have in cricket world. Now Hayden is calling India a third world. It is wonderful to know that Aussies have started giving excuses for their failures.
Aussie players dont know how to digest a defeat.do not have sportman spirit.ICC should ban all type of sledging and apply a common code of conduct.To improve the quality of the game, ICC should have more umpires and match refrees from the sub-continent.Most of the senior players are too rude on and off the pitch.recent case of symond, gilchrist remarks and now Heydon. Why dont you digest the defeat rather than showing your true color to the whole world. world knows your actual root.
Dear Hayden and Aussies, in Hindi there is a proverb 'Nach na awe angan tedi', means the one who does not know to dance blames the floor as not symetrical, it is the same case with you. Wasim's reaction was great. Being our neighbour, Wasim knows much better about us than the disrespectful Hayden. Learn from some of your colleagues who are much greater than you in the sports as well as well aware of India Like Steve Waugh.
VANDE MATARAM
When India beat the Austrailians,we had 5 captains in the team and you dont see that often.5 captains = super power.
I think Australian players are the third class player in the world,cause their mind haven't developed other than cricket,ther are selfish and habituated to comment other if they weren't win. jackels jumps to taste the grapes,if couldn taste tastes of it seems to be sour.
Noone has called India superpower . As far as some TYPICAL AUSSIE COMMENTS which some of you have written with Indian names shows your snobbish attitude that everyother country is beneath you or inferior to you while majoirity of the aussies live in housing trusts.Indians should stop commenting against India.
Does India and Africa have the same economic and other issues. Afrcia depends on UN and other volutary organistions for its foodsupply,cleanwater and all other basic needs.ARE YOU ALL PEOPLE LIVING INDIA SURVIVING ON FOOD SUPPLIES FROM UN??? Is India in the same situation. No . The issues which some of you hve brought out are found in other developing countries too as China. They are not as bad as in Africa. Therefore India is not a third world country. Stop acting like sadists martrys We are not bad as we in the 40's and 50's when we are given the name of a third world.Stop criticising India.
How can india will ever be a developed country, when there are hand full of states supporting the budget of the entire 28 states. For example the sole bread earners in india are the maharashtrians and the rest are just beggers surviving on the bits thrown at them by maharashtra. If maharashtra is out of india its already a developed country.
If you guys dont stop Raj T you will be the ones begging. dont forget it is the outsiders who make your state what it is
Every other aussie lives on hand to mouth existence or some of them have charity organisations supporting them . If everything looks spick and span in your country ,it is because the population is manageable unlike India's This comment in the name of raj is made by a typical arrogant aussie.
Someone once said "One important thing is you should not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. Half the people posting here have never seen the world outside and claim to be 100 years ahead of Australia, even if you look at simple human rights issues, india is still a third world country and there is nothing wrong in admitting it. And those who think india is 100 years ahead probably should go and see outside world.
I think you need to think outside the square. You are calling India a third world, when it isn't. The issues which you have brought out are problems being faced by all developing countries. Are getting your food supply, clean water from voluntary organisations.That is third world.
hello...Aussie... what made you to tell india as "third world" wake up guys...we can beat in your home ground also... so, pls don't come to play ipl in india,if it is a third world...and please try to learn good cricket with Indians...our country has most number of engineers and doctors in the world.... our land culturally conquered whole world for centuries...
haha, India gives them out in weeties packets that is why you have all them engineers and Docs,
The term Third World was relevant during the Cold war era when the industrialized world was divided between the first and the second and people, in ignorance still use the term. However, Indians do not have to overreact to the comment as India still a poor country with some of the serious quality of life issues. We have one third of World's poor population that is deprived of food, water, medicine, sanitation, and education. Having some of the big business houses and a nuclear bomb does not make India a super power. And why we have over enthusiasts about becoming super power, when half of our population is struggling to service. The people who keep shouting about India as superpower are rude and insensitive to the poors of India because they just want to ignore the agony and struggle of a large population
Bury your faces in the sand Indians as you have been called third world people and you have sadly accepted it? Is India like Africa?? ie acute shortage of food, water supply etc. Wake up sleepy heads we have actually reached the moon. Did you realise that?
India still needs food and education for its billion people rather then nuclear weapons and space shuttles, 24hrs electrity and water is still considered a luxury in india. India should focus on these basic problems first before sending space ships on moon.
am not sure which era some of you belong to. Times have changed . India has progressed and improved although not completely . Most important factors which pulls down India from being a complete developed country is population explosion and corrupt politicans. But India cannot be called a 3 rd world in anyway It is definitely a developing country. The country which can be called third world in real sense is Africa.What is the difference between some of you and hyden??
If India is third world then what should be the status of Africa. India is a developing country and will be a key player in world politics. Hayden is an excellent cook and a player but he is not an expert on international issues. He enjoys a lavish lifestyle in India at the expense of BCCI and should be grateful about that. He should never deliver lectures on issues that he does not understand. Cricketers outside sub-continental block depend on India for a living and so is Hayden.
I realy like Akram came up with his view and shown love towards india and he is great cricketer his words count very well and he has to now show important if his clever view in international cricket.
Why do we keep shouting this. Are we so affetcted by inferiority compex. Why Australians are not busy denying that their country is not behind us by 100 years. We willb equal when we give up our inferiority complex.
They would be using the worst language if they knew about this website. Why dont you read their comments on wwos.com.au on similar topics related to Indians and cricket . I bet you will sing a different tune then.
I do not think that we should react so angrily to Hayden's views. He may have done it as a matter of insulting Indiaand putting it on a back foot. . He is not Ok in that. But we hsould also introspect and realise what we are. We may be growing , may become a super power but the ground reality stays. We have no clean drinking water, no full time power ,no proper sanitation, no proper roards, horrible civic sense,and we can add on many more. This is not to be discouraging but we need to improve a lot before we are termed a developed country which may be many decades away. In the mean time we need get offended if we are termed as still developing(euphuism for third world country), and poor. we should strive to better the lot of all our countrymen as fast as possible instead of only talking about it. Jai Hind.
The Indian team outbowled,out batted and outshone the Aussies. Hayden should know this better than anyone, and if he does not then it proves that he is "as thick as a brick" passed his prime/bad sport and above all ignorant to boot. Now Mick Clarke and Bret Lee are the kind of players who make us proud to be Australian.Burt. Pialba.Qld.Aust
the talents of the new immigrants supporting your country. Go back to basics and learn something from other legendary cricketers including some Australians. Ponting's men have already disgraced cricket when India visited Australia and, yet overly keen to play IPL for bucks they will never see in their own backyard. Grow up kid and visit your mother country England to pick up some right attitudes
Hyden is doen a great msitake by calling names to India. He is not welcome to India anymore .