Karnataka has had a terrible Ranji Trophy season. So far. It could just about manage to draw with Rajasthan in Mysore; it snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Saurashtra, again in Mysore; and it has been sent on a leather hunt by Delhi in Bangalore. But the dismal showing has done little to bring the mannina makkalu down to earth.
Unlike the visiting teams which have been thrilled to bits with the royal treatment they have received in Javagal Srinath‘s hometown, the Karnataka cricketers have been behaving like spoilt brats, throwing their weight, attitude and tantrums around, complaining about lack of privacy, etc, while their rivals have been humility personified.
During the second match, a Karnataka cricketer kicked up a scene—wait for this—created a scene over being supplied the wrong brand of chewing gum by the organisers. Yes, the wrong brand of chewing gum. Who could this humble cricketer be whose performance gets affected if he chews the products of a different manufacturer?
churumuri 
After having faithfully followed the listless performance of our team in the Ranji Trophy (thanks Cricinfo!, no thanks to NEO!) I was wondering how a supposedly experienced and talented team can turn out such a dismal performance…..
Some questions are being answered.
Maybe if these questions were raised at the KSCA Board… Or is the “Maharaja-ru” (as he likes to call himself) more interested in other matters??
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There was a guy called Mithun Beerala who was capable of something like this. But I’m not sure who it could be now.
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I think he might be Robin … is it?
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I knew that most Bangalore cricketers ( and most of the NIE / SJCEE based cricketers from mysore) were pigheaded anyway, but to bawl at chewing gum!?!
Un-be-lie-vable!
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I am sure it is Robin Uttappa. If not him, who would have cared to write this in a blog…really, if it was say Rowland or NC Aiyappa, would you have cared?!!
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If you are given a Local Kaka Angadi chewing gum ( like a BP bubble gum which once contained Harmful Colours and falvor ) and if the guy really needs a chewing Gum and superstitious ..No issue in throwing a bawl .
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Can’t they bring their own chewing gum???????
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Karnataka’s Ranaji performance is pathetic.They can’t bat, they can’t bowl! :-(
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The opponents are chewing Karnataka team to a gooy gum and sticking them all over.
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Sir Vibhudi,
The question was who the cricketer was, why areyou generalising the whole of Bangalore and select Mysore cricketers?
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Arrow, If you have played cricket with the types I am generalizing back in the 90s, you will understand. But for a few notable exceptions including KR Dinakar, P Ashok and Kiran (SJCEE) the cricketers were swollen headed, extremely political and immature. The ones from Bangalore were no better. That is why many who had the talent did not make it beyond a certain level. They shot themselves in the foot.
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