Jeetam Jeetam....(we won...)

A fantastic end to the long pending and biggest controversy in Cricket. Today morning, the judge ment to the Bhajji-Symonds racism row came to an END. Just yesterday, after the end of the Adelaide test, BCCI had announced that if Harbhajan Singh was not freed of the Racism charges, India would withdraw from the upcoming Triangular one-day series.

This definitely must have sent shivers through a lot of people. To name few – ICC, the sponsors and the advertisers in the series and the Australian cricket board. India withdrawing from the series would mean, a huge financial loss to all these listed above. In no case ICC would have let this happened.

Now the ICC was in a fix, if it let Bhajji go scot free, it would mean that, BCCI is stronger (which is true) and ICC had scrummed to BCCI force. It also could not charge Bhajji under the racism act, that would mean going against BCCI (hehehehe) and losing a lot of money. Again favoring Australia, ICC would attract new charges of racism towards itself, which again ICC would not like to have.

So what does ICC do?? ICC appoints a smart New Zealander as a neutral judge. In the hearing, Symonds, actually forgets, what Bhajji said to him. Bhajji sticks to the fact that just abused Symonds on Symonds provocation, but nothing Racist about it. Now the Judge’s Verdict is…

Bajji Cleared of the Racism charges! He still is found guilty of abusing a fellow player on the cricket ground, hence attracts a fine of 50% of his match fees.
That’s all!! Tats all that was the outcome of probably the biggest controversy in Cricket  that was an extremely well planned decision. Now everyone got what they wanted

ICC: ICC still pressed charges on Bhajji, so it showed that it still had the authority, but at the same time, made sure it pleased BCCI by dropping the racism charges. What it saved was a lot of money and little bit of credibility what was left to them

Australian cricket board: Saved a lot of money, izzat to waise bhi bachi nahi :P

Bhajji: Happiest man! Who knows what he said to Symonds? He got to say whatever he wanted to Symonds and also got away with it. For that he became a Hero. Probably face of NEW INDIA (as mentioned in one of the Indian Daily)

BCCI: Any ways, they had nothing to loose, they got to flex their muscles, they showed who the boss is. They got what they wanted. They created a HUGE good will in India and in the cricket players, which is going to help them in upcoming IPL. Also they showed that, Indian Subcontinent teams are not going to take shit from Australia anymore
Promoters, sponsors, Broadcasters: Very very Happy ppl, finally the series is not going to be called off, so they still get the money.

Me: very Happy, India won, expecting a great series ahead!!!