Chalo Adelaide

There is bad news for Indian cricketers touring Australia, on the way to the final test: it has to be played. The news comes in the wake of a great effort by the BCCCI (Board for Controlling Cricketing Commerce in India) and the Australian Cricket Board. The BCCCI, herein after referred to for brevity as the Board, stated to the host country that the rule of ‘ best of fours’ should be applied and that the Aussies have made a strong enough statement and Indian optimism need not be further tested. This they said would have the desired affect or in the alternative certain local sections are likely to interpret the on going test series as an extension of the bouts of violence meted out on Indians some while ago in Australia. They also referred to the long lasting friendship between the two Commonwealth Countries and how many Australian cricketers have gained due to IPL and how the nation was kind to a Greg Chapel who did to Indian cricket what the British did to Hindu- Muslim unity.
The talks also referred to the most sensitive issue for both sides: Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. Having been victims to the bodyline series they must show statesmanship in the Border Series, they argued. Our negotiating team is usually well prepared. They argued that they could put numbers against the names of the players based on their test average worked out in juxtaposition with a calculation as simple as the Duckworth Lewis formula. This they said would help the averages of many of the players on either side and if necessary it can be worked out keeping in mind the career averages between the two counties in a ratio proposed to their over all average and by reducing points for matches lost in foreign territories and reduced value for matches won on domestic territory.
The Aussie Board having read sufficiently the spin of the likes of Richie Benaud and Shane Warne refused to play this ball game. They said at the cost of the commercials and the frustrations, the game will go on. Chalo Adelaide Doodh pene said the acting captain. L. Ravichander