Walking 'Gentleman' Slams India's Hero

Just like the title says, Adam Gilchrist has slamed Sachin Tendulkar of being a liar. In his auto-biography he calls Sachin a Liar and a sore loser.




The whole of India and half the world is furious with Adam Gilchrist for questioning Sachin Tendulkar's integrity in the monkey-gate scandal, star Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said the retired Australian has lost his respect. The man who used to be known for his honest walking when out has lost also the respect of this blogger. I used to look upto him as he did the impossible of walking away when out. By this he took responsibility for himself, and I adored him for that. And even do now, But my respect to the Australian legendary keeper is lost.

Writing about the dramatic final moments of the Sydney Test when India's last two batsmen, Anil Kumble and Ishant Sharma, walked off without any Australians offering a handshake, Gilchrist said: "We went into the Indian changing room and shook hands.
"Not all their players could be found, which points to another subtle cultural difference.
"In the Australian mentality, we play it hard and are then quick to shake hands and leave it all on the field. Some of our opponents don't do it that way. Sachin Tendulkar, for instance, can be hard to find for a changing room handshake after we have beaten India. Harbhajan can also be hard to find. I guess it's a case of different strokes for different folks. But the criticism of us for not immediately shaking hands with Kumble and Sharma was unfair, and typified a moment when everything we did was wrong."

Symonds claimed that Harbhajan called him a monkey, which Gilchrist said began when the spinner patted Brett Lee on the backside as they passed mid-pitch. He claimed Tendulkar changed his story in an appeal conducted by the ICC. "Tendulkar, who'd said at the first hearing that he hadn't been able to hear what Harbhajan had said -- and he was a fair way away, up the other end (of the pitch), so I'm certain he was telling the truth -- now supported Harbhajan's version that he hadn't called Symonds a 'monkey' but instead a Hindi term of abuse that might sound like 'monkey' to Australian ears. The Indians got him off the hook when they, of all people, should have been treating the matter of racial vilification with the utmost seriousness." said Gilchrist.

The feisty off-spinner who Sachin stood up for was angry and answered "We don't respect him," to the 'Sydney Morning Herald'.

India's Sachin Tendulkar said the Australian star, Adam Gilchrist had phoned him to clarify his controversial comments about the batting great in a new book. "Gilchrist called me up and clarified this issue," he told Times Now.

"He said his comments have been taken out of context," he said without elaborating further.

Maybe Gilly was pulling a gimmick or may be not........................................................Will we ever know?

I hope it was an accident as I don't want to find the the man who has kept Australian cricket clean to be a liar.

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