OID‹‰‰†KOID‹‰‰†OID‹‰‰†MOID‹‰‰†C 18 Monday,May 19, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi allow an amateur to operate? You are “She will be depriving one of ours by they play,” Procter said. FEERREE the trained professionals who know taking his slot” was the response. In fact, Procter was accused by IIFFF NNTT your job and no one else should be al- “THis is a men’s circuit!” columnist Mike Gibson for not taking D lowed to teach on the range.” In Eu- stronger action against McGrath when Love or the game? D Not the done thing Udayshankar rope and the USA parents are not al- he began waving his finger at umpire avagal Sri- lowed on the course or the range. Is he West Indian victory, or rather David Shepherd. Under the headline nath’s mar- anyone listening? the Australian defeat in the fourth “Aussies are out of control”, Gibson J riage broke The Sorenstam storm! T Test, strengthened the belief of wrote: “Instead of making McGrath up. Mohammad S aware that his behaviour was unac- ST S many that the men from Down Under Azharuddin ROKE s it the battle of the sexes or is it An- are bad sports. Fortunately, Glenn ceptable and would not be tolerated, he walked out of his nika Sorenstam just wanting to “see McGrath realised his folly and was allowed the umpire to be humiliated by marriage to settle I how good I am against the best men brave enough to come forth and con- a player who had lost control. The lilly- with tinsel town in the world..”? AP livered reaction of those in charge has twinkle Sangeeta Whose championship? In 1945 when the made a laughing stock of the game.” Bijlani. Sourav great Babe Zacharias Cashing on county cricket Ganguly’s case am totally shocked! What I saw went through the was more like today is against the very spirit of same exercise in the ahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Harb- hell and back af- “I golf ! This ‘‘parents’ phenome- Los Angeles Open, hajan Singh, Javagal Srinath...the ter his alleged re- non’’ is something I have never seen there was, no TV cov- R list of Indian cricketers partici- lationship with before!” These words came from an ag- erage, so perhaps the pating in county cricket has grown actress Nagma itated Dr Donato di Ponziano, Europe’s storm in the golf cup over the years. It is strange that the became public. doyen and teacher of leading golf was less. But now very men who complain about too England’s Gra- coaches. By chance, Donato’s camp for there is no denying much cricket readily pack their bags to ham Thorpe left mid-tour from India cent article: “The problems appear teaching professionals, playing pros that the challenge play more across the seven seas when to save his sagging marriage. But he both generational and cultural, with and top amateurs at the Jaypee Greens which has drawn the the domestic calendar ends. was dismissed. the majority of divorces occurring last week coincided with the Jaypee whole gamut of male Unfortunately, the lure of the lucre What’s happening? Cricket wid- in England.” Seems true, with Dar- Greens open golf for junior and sub- reactions from Vijay that is too hard to resist. For gone are ows are as old as maybe when Ran- ren Gough, Graham Thorpe, Mark junior boys, so Dr Donato was witness Singh’s reported “I the days when cricketers used to look jitsinhji played what was later chris- Butcher and Dominic Cork being to what sadly is the normal scene at hope she misses the forward to learn a few things about the tened leg glance. Long tours are tak- seeing the splits. The administrators such tournaments when parents all cut” to Phil Michel- game in its motherland. Given the cur- ing their toll on the relationships on their part have been fairly lenient too often are an overwhelming pres- son’s chivalrous “I rent English standard, the county play- and none more than in England. As generally, allowing wives and girl- ence, with their own agenda, to the think its great”, ers would do well to learn a few things former England player- turned-jour- friends to join their men on tour. But despair of organisers. promises a unique from their overseas colleagues. nalist Derek Pringle wrote in his re- is that helping? “This is not a juniors’ tournament, TV opportunity and a Of course, Englishmen such as it is a parents’ competition! ‘My child huge viewership. Alec Stewart hold an opinion tha arena, Diwakar has been landed with a In order to send a strong warning is better than yours!’ Unbelievably, I “We wont miss a t England’s chances of international private sponsor. across the lifting community, it tilted saw parents walking on the course be- single one of her golf success were being damaged by a Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. against sending its team to the junior hind their children. I saw one father shots” said Lance decision to allow county teams to pick has vowed their assistance to the world championships. “Our intention slap his little son on the face when he Barrow of CBS. So is Annika Sorenstam two overseas players each. But the pugilist till the Olympics in Athens is clear. It’s an exemplary step and had a three-putt!” A horrified Donato the usually genial counter-argument is equally solid — next year. “It’s for the first time such a everyone should take notice of this,” pointed out that golf should be fun and Nick Price’s right when he accuses An- fess that he could make plenty of importing class players gives the thing has happened,” said Gurbax said Balbir Singh Bhatia, the newly- children pressured like this would end nika of being a publicity hound? excuses but that would not justify what counties a chance to improve and Singh Sandhu, the chief national elected secretary of the federation. up hating the game. “I saw fathers had occurred. bridge the gap. Scotland can definitely coach. And what’s interesting is that Indeed, it is. Wanderer agrees whole- teaching their kids on the range. That The fact is that she is very honest One big reason why the Australians learn from Dravid more than the latter this time he has gone to Cuba for train- heartedly. should never be allowed,’’ he told the about having selected a realtively have got away with sledging and un- can from Scotland. ing-cum-competition along with his But what’s intriguing is that most of teaching pros. “In a hospital would you short course which she feels suits her ruly behaviour is because they have Srinath, who has signed a contract coach A Lakra. the India hopefuls were in the list of 23 Udayshankar game, which “I can nobody to tell them and it wasn’t the with South Africa’s Gauteng, has “It’s nice to have someone backing that were named in the defaulters’ list handle” for she done thing. On the contrary,their own helped Durham both as a player and me in my quest for honours at the in- at the junior nationals in Chennai in makes no claims of countrymen make ludicrous excuses coach. A key reason why Yorkshire ternational arena,” said Diwakar, a January. “So how could we select a being a female John to justify the inappropriateness of chose Yuvraj is because the officials former Steel Plant boxer, who joined team?” asked a federation source. Daly. She is count- the behaviour. hope that the Asian community’s in- Railways a couple of weeks back. Moreover, even if the federation ing on her “manag- This time, while captain Steve terest would help them improve their What’s good for him is that if TISCO went ahead with the team, some senior ing” of the golf Waugh blamed back-to-back matches financial situation. finds his good they might even extend members felt, that might expose some ball. So, come on that increased the potential for the contract. of the lifters at the international are- guys, what’s the Sponsor in the ring flare-ups, prime minister John na. Promising lifter Shaileja Pujari problem? What are Enough is enough Howard stopped short of praising Mc- e is just 19, but his punches thud was among the defaulters, too. you scared of ? Grath’s reaction saying that it was a with confidence and power. He o matter what it does, controver- “No we don’t want any more embarassment for the federation,” But our own “very natural Australian thing to do” H has a penchant for delivering sies always seem to haunt its said Bhatia. PGAI, some years if somebody did say something about when needed and can duck a hook or a N shadow. The Weightlifting Feder- Bravo IWF! Beware dopers! Hope ago, had the very his wife. jab with the swiftness of a gazelle. Di- ation of India once again was split on more federations will have the courage same horrified re- Even match referee Mike Procter wakar Prasad is a boxer with attitude. the dissection table. This time for not to follow such tough measures. action when India’s came to the defence of the Australians. But how’s that different from others. sending its junior team to the world one and only “Australia have always played pretty For first timers — he has a sponsor. championships in Mexico. However, woman pro try tough cricket and I don’t think Perhaps, in one of the most significant the federation this time claims it to be the Indian circuit.