Cricketfan;
Is that a threat in your posting? I read a an underlying message, "We are big, so don't mess with us."
Cricketfan, I think you are taking things way too political. Most of the posting in this forum I noticed regarding any criticism agains India was not political but about the team India. I have not seen one team in the 10 nation pool claiming that they are the "second best" or they are the "7th best". Even the team that is second best in ICC ranking is embarassed to come out and say that they are 2nd and not the best. Everyone is trying to "up" their rank a bit in the ladder. I noticed an interview of Sachin Tendulkar in Cricinfo by Dileep Premachandan and a question he asks to Sachin if India can safely claim that they are the "2nd best". The answer that Sachin puts forward says that they have to prove against SA. In summary, apparently, the "best" (i.e. Tendulkar) is happy to be "2nd best". This is inferiority complex at a primium.
[Edited on 15-7-2004 by ghor_jamai]
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