No Monkey Business This!

As the Bhajji-Symonds issue gets messier, there is a new twist in the tale. Apparently Bhajji hurled the Punjabi expletive “maa ki” and not “monkey" on Symonds.
Whereas both these words do not qualify as “racist slurs” in the Indian context, they are expletives all the same and the two players should have refrained from hurling abuses at each other. Mild sledging to a certain extent is acceptable but things should not be blown out of proportion.
Ricky Ponting’s complaint has opened a 'racist can of worms' which is not going to be forgotten in a hurry as it clearly has the makings of an Australia Vs Asia-West Indies showdown. As I see it, it’s going to be the Aussies’ loss all the way if they are boycotted by other cricket playing nations.
All sports should be played in the right spirit and and there ought to be healthy competition between players. And yes, we don't want 'whiners' around...test cricket is a game that ought to be played by sensible adults who know how to settle their differences amicably in the field itself.
Ricky Ponting are you listening?