Be careful of that middle finger
Greg’s middle finger gesture has raised a lot of controversy. Ganguly’s fans are outraged. Greg is now literally a prisoner in Eden, surrounded by rings of security cover, while the allegation remains disputed.(update)
I’m bewildered. Why can’t they take a harmless gesture? Although I’m sure this gesture is going to be seen in other ways: “Aussie attack on our nation,” jingoists would say. Nevertheless, given the fact that these were the same fans who burnt effigies of More, shouted slogans against Dravid; why should they get offended by a middle finger gesture?
Anyways, the funniest part of this controversy is the team management’s excuse:
“I have spoken to Chappell. He told me that while giving fielding practice to the players, he injured a finger. He was only attending to the finger in the team bus,” said Indian team’s media manager M Baladitya to newspersons.
Indian Express
Yeah right! This is how one attends to his finger:
Couldn’t get any funnier!
Update:
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BD says 
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by ayesha 5:33 pm on November 26, 2005 Permalink |
following cricket? interesting.
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by bd 5:40 pm on November 26, 2005 Permalink |
I’m not exactly following cricket here. It’s masala news after all, couldn’t be ignored
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by nandini 6:51 pm on November 26, 2005 Permalink |
I say cut it off, cut it off, cut it offffffffff!!!!! (the finger that is:D)
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by Gaurav Mukherjee 3:32 pm on November 27, 2005 Permalink |
I guess Greg was just trying to give some fresh air to the poor little injured finger…might have found the crowded bus suffocating
btw it was apalling to see the crowd wholeheartedly supporting South Africa and booing India. They cheered and clapped when India finally lost ! What do u make of these people…passionate or traitors
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by Raja 4:31 pm on November 28, 2005 Permalink |
Look at this. Well written –> http://chappellneunglidikhayi.blogspot.com/
Comment on Be careful of that middle finger by nandini 12:49 am on November 29, 2005 Permalink |
am who is greg chapell???? ( I would’ve thought that he’s the prime minsiter of some country over all the drama that his middle finger is causing)
okay not to be mean or anything but he’s a cricket coach, honestly now do we care about the actions of a cricket personality now? (they are really that important? oh bother! could’ve sworn that he was some kind of foreign diplomat of something at least! and why do we care if he shows his middle finger or not? actually its a meaningless gesture but it also indicates an immaturity in the individual as well.
yeah its ‘rude ‘ oh his part so what the only person he embarassed by that gesture was himself, so why take offense?