Like every other Indian I am convinced that Indian cricketers have been treated harshly when compared to players from white countries. Sachin Tendulkar's test average would probably have been in the eightees if not for blatant umpiring decisions. The number of times he has been given out when rapped on the pads a foot outside the stumps or caught behind when the ball clearly flicked off his shirt is beyond count. With neutral umpires officiating wrong decisions seem to have balanced out but there is no excuse for the onesided decisions of the third umpire who dish out fines and suspensions to Indians while being blind to the crimes of the white skins. Australians had been abusing opponents with complete freedom but when Harbhajan Singh retaliated all hell broke loose. Unfortunately with most of the money coming from India they could not ride roughshod over us as easily as before. Most cricket boards have compromised with the situation in the interest of their players but the English just could not tolerate the situation. After all cricket was invented in England. When IPL started last year the English Board would not allow its players to participate. IPL was a great success and foreign players made a lot of money except the English which gave rise to a lot of resentment. Along came Sir Alan Stanford, a white man, who put up a million dollars in cash to the winner between England and the West Indies. Sadly England lost and the Windies took the entire jackpot. Now comes the news that Stanford has swindled $ 8 billion and the English Board are looking for excuses. Being racist was alright when you had an empire but not when you are slaves of the Americans. What say.