Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow Aseem N wrote this at 4:50 pm • Filed under Sports •

There certainly is a lot more to this title than just the rhyme…The Australian team has yet again ‘showcased’ their rude and arrogant behaviour along with the Champions trophy they bagged after beating the Windies by eight wickets. A welcome win that has certainly come after a long five attempts but has brought along bad taste to the event.

On this sunday, during the prize distribution ceremony of the Champions Trophy, I guess the Australians were too excited and overjoyed to realise whos-who. They certainly forgot that they were the ambassadors of their country, representing it here in India and that Mr. Sharad Pawar was the top official of the BCCI here in India. Sharad Pawar much a political man, might have preferred to do what comes naturally to politicians - being diplomatic, at this by overlooking the act. But it deserves a strong frown to convey the Ausies that they have done the wrong.

What happened???: Ricky Ponting was too excited about getting the trophy, so he taps the shoulders of BCCI president Sharad Pawar and gestures to present the trophy. (Bah! May be suggesting that… Indians didn’t deserve it. We never said we did.) Then he pushes him aside for the photoshoot with the trophy. Damien Martyn joined the party too. He also nudged Sharad Pawar to move off-stage. Poor guy confused… found it even difficult to move around the mess, and finally moved away from the stage after being pushed off disrespectfully by Damien Martyn.

Watch the video:

How bad an example for budding cricketers to follow. If this is what Champions do, thank god India dosn’t figure out there. As a cricketer you should be a gentleman. You should know how to behave on-field as well as off-field. I still remember and appreciate Steve Waugh. What a gentleman he was. Not like these crazy immature freaks who do not know how to respect the elders.

Some might really tag it as “a blasphemous and racist act” while others might want to call it “making mountain of a molehill”. But to me this is yet another boorish behaviour that the present Australian Team has showcased. Thanks for letting us know that we are looking upto an uncilivilised and looks like even illiterate champions. Anyways, now that Ricky Ponting has showed an intent to apologise for the act it might turn down a little of the flak they have received from the Indian Media.

But believe me… winning has gone into the nuts of these nuts! Oh I mean brains of these nuts! ;) How analogous in their case otherwise…

Here are a couple of pics of what happened.

a) Ponting gesturing at Sharad Pawar to give the trophy.

b) Damien Martin pushing Sharad pawar off the stage.

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