Racist! Who? Not Indians, They are Australians

The Australian cricketers say Indian players are racist. They claim Harbhajan made the racial abuse. But facts say otherwise. It were the Australians who made the racial abuse in the past and got punished too. Here, we are not talking about the Australian people. We are talking just about a bunch of Australian cricketers who brought the wonderful game of cricket into disrepute.

It was an Australian who was the first ever to be banned for racist remarks. Darren Lehmann of Australia was suspended for five ODIs over a racial remark in the earshot of the Sri Lankan dressing room during the 2002-03 cricket series.

It was Shane Warne, who called Makhaya Ntini, "John Blackman" during the second test match in 2005. Later, he was cleared of the charges due to lack of evidence. Fortunately for him, there was a man called John Blackman.

Remember another Australian, Dean Jones, who was banned by Ten Sports he called Hashim Amla a 'terrorist' on live television during the fourth day's play between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Colombo. The incident occurred in 2006.

During the second day of the Boxing Day test match at Melbourne, Indian cricket fans were subjected to racial slur by Australian supporters. It was confirmed by Herald Sun, Australia. Did anyone bother?

Can Australia take high moral ground on blaming the Indians of racial charges? There is no audio or video evidence to prove that Harbhajan made the racial remarks. It's a matter of time when Harbhajan will be cleared of all these baseless charges. However, it's high time Australian cricketers make a self-introspection. Nobody doubts their skill and power. We all admire their game, but we strongly condemn the way they play to win.