CALMING FACTOR
Gary Kirsten
India’s new coach, Gary Kirsten, who is officially supposed to join the team only in March, hopes to calm the tension between the two teams and has said that the important thing is to “settle the emotions.”
“I will enter this series as an outsider and may be I can bring with me an objective viewpoint,” Kirsten told the Melbourne Age.
NOT UNDER SCANNER
Mark Benson
The other on-field umpire, Mark Benson, surprisingly got away without facing any criticism or sanction despite not having a great day in office.