Andrew Symonds and his controversies

Controversy has stalked Andrew Symonds throughout his career and it was hardly a surprise that the temperamental all-rounder was sent back home from Australia's ICC World Twenty20 squad in England due to his alcohol-related problems.

Symonds' trouble with the bottle surfaced in June 2005 when he turned up drunk for an ODI against Bangladesh in Cardiff.

Cricket Australia subsequently slapped a two-match ban on the all-rounder.

Next year in March, Symonds was involved in a nightclub brawl with a rugby player during Australia's tour of South Africa. Fortunately, Michael Clarke intervened and steered him away to avoid further embarrassment.

Symonds was at the eye of the storm of the 2008 'monkeygate' episode, along with volatile Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Symonds accused Harbhajan of calling him a "monkey" and the episode threatened to polarise cricket world with India threatening to pull out of the tour.

Harbhajan was absolved of the charge but Symonds was a bitter man, sulking that he didn't get enough support from his own board.

In August 2008, Symonds was in the headlines for wrong reasons again for the well-documented "gone-fishing" episode.

The bitterness of the "monkeygate" episode fresh in his mind, Symonds skipped a compulsory team meeting and instead, went fishing in Darwin before the ODI against Bangladesh.

Cricket Australia (CA) put him under rehabilitation, questioning his integrity and Symonds admitted he had been on a drinking binge prior to the incident.

In November, Symonds got involved in a brawl at a Brisbane hotel even though he insisted he was provoked.

In January 2009, Symonds landed in fresh controversy when he called Brendon McCullum a "lump of s...t" during a radio interview.

Symonds subsequently had to apologise and CA fined him 4000 Australian dollar.

Even though CA did everything to help in his rehab, Symonds' temperament and alcohol-related problem once again got the better of him forcing CA chief executive James Sutherland to describe it today as "the final straw".

Time to Enter

Its Time to Enter into ICC World Twenty20.

I wonder Still McCullam maintaining the Kolkatta Knight Riders Form?

Not even playing good against Ireland. Have a look at the below link.

http://content.cricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/match/404207.html

He was in top form when coming to IPL2009. Now he is searching for the same..

I think there is some Attitude problem for him. I accept that he had some pressure when he was playing for Kolkata as he was a captain and he had to loose every match.(As per FIP’s Post.. hehe).

But this is the time to play for his country and he have to play truly. There is no need of acting. In case is he really not in good form? Confusion remains.

What do you guys think about Indian Team. When they were going for ICC WC Twenty20 in 2007 there was no pressure for them as there was no expectation on them.

Now the things have got changed. Everyone’s eye is on Indian team. Since the players who are in playing 11 were played in IPL and all of them in Form.

Usually Indian team does against what Indian fans think. It is going to be true this time also ?

Will see.. GOD knows.. May be FIP and AIP also.. LOL