Ponting's scurillous diary

Now it it Ricky Ponting's turn to malign Indian cricketers.In his recently released book "Captains diary " Ponting has said that Gavaskar is no angel to make caustic comments about the on field behaviour of Aussies.Gavaskar was very pointed in his reaction to Pontings comments.He said "May be they have some books to sell"It is also puzzling to note that Aussies make comments about Indian cricketers only in their books.It surely appears as a scheme to promote sales of his book.The legendary Gavaskar has always been forthright and blunt in his comments.He is equally critical of many Indian cricketers on their attitude to the game and behaviour.He is known to be neutral and genuinely impartial.It is very obvious that the infamous Sydney Test is still haunting the Aussies.Describing about the 'Monkeygate' incident Ponting comments in his diary that,on the night of the incident an Indian player requested him over phone to drop the complaint on Harbhajan,as though the request was made clandestinely.After the incident Kumble did make it public that he has asked his Aussie counterpart to drop the charges on Bhaji in the mutual interest and in the interest of the game.In the same book Ponting remarks,Indians are good only in the shortest version of the game T20.Not knowing that he and his team will have to face a 2-0 drubbing at the hands of Indians in the longest version of the game so soon.All said and done one thing is certain,the Aussie supremacy over the gentleman's game is on the wane and the Aussies are bad losers of the game.