A letter to Andy Bichel

Dear Mr. Andy Bichel,

I don’t know if you really have made any comment on Ajit Agarkar like “you Indian, you do as you are told”. Even if you made such comment, there is nothing to be surprised. The day I started watching cricket I can hardly recall any GENTLEMAN’s name, who has played for Australia. Yes I know Steve Waugh is there, Mark Taylor as well. But the list of unsporting, arrogant, impolite players is so long, those good names are hiding their faces. Whom should I put first? Glen McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Greg Chappel, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Andrew Symonds, Mathew Hayden, Michael Slater, Shane Warne, Shane Watson. It’s a never ending queue. But there is one more similarity between these players apart from their attitude and character. That is they all are undoubtedly among the best in the business. Yes I know, they are good players and that does not mean they can humiliate others, make harsh comments. Still they did so in past, examples are not important here. But If I talk about you then I must confess what did you achieve in your cricket career? You must have forgotten your career details. Let’s have a quick look on that. You started you career in 1996 and played till early 2004. That means eight long years you were in the international circuit. Australia usually plays 10-15 tests in a year. That means in this duration Australia has played at least 80 test matches. Among those 80 matches you played only 19 matches, rather I must say Australia allowed you to represent their cricket team only for those 19 matches. And yes you proved their decision right to keep you out of the team by only taking 58 wickets. You claimed yourself as all rounder in your own website, but you have managed only 355 runs in test cricket with average of 16.9 and highest score as 71. I don’t even think you are a good one day international player as you played only 67 matches taking 78 wickets only. Batting in One day? Even worse. You scored only a single half century there. I should not compare you with anyone, but for your information Ajit Agarkar has played 26 tests and 191 one day international with 58 and 288 wickets consecutively. Once he was scoring consecutive ducks in Australia you guys made a mockery out of him, but he has a test century. He is the quickest 50 and 100 wicket taker in one day international. His one day international highest score is 95 and has 2 more half centuries. He also has more 5 wicket haul than you. He is not among the best bowlers/players India has ever produced, but your performance is not even comparable with him. More illustration about your quality-level is not required here; people around you are not dumb. You claim yourself as a bowling coach, I didn’t find any coaching recognition of you in your website, do you really have any? No need to defend yourself on the ground why you are selected as KKR’s bowling coach. You are from Queensland; the same place where John Buchanan is from, even a little kid can relate these two things. You are making money from India, BCCI, Indian Cricket so at least be loyal with it, with your job. Time will say if you made any racial comment or not, but if not then don’t dare to do that. Once you get time stand in front of a mirror and ask the person in the mirror “WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?” If you get a quick answer then it will be good for you, else keep asking that. The thing is you will get enough time to do this practice; the day is not far when you and your joker band party will be kicked out of the IPL2 circuit. Start praying……………

A very common Indian Cricket Fan