Was it just sledging or much more?
Why did Hayden do it
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Why did Hayden do it? Kadambari Murali has her say in the Hindustan Times.
There was no earthly reason for a smart, experienced player like Hayden to make obnoxious comments on public radio about an Indian player or make fun of another. If you hear the show, you’ll hear him trying to mimic Ishant Sharma’s accent and manner of speaking and given the current atmosphere, that isn’t fun and games, it’s racial. Period.
David Hopps, of the Guardian, believes 'remorseless Hayden revels in bad reputation.'
It is striking behaviour from a man who talks regularly about himself as a committed Christian; presumably more fundamentalist than pacifist. He has just won an award as Australia's best one-day player of the year. His outburst has received predictable approval from many Australian sports fans on web forums.
..He revels in his reputation as Australia's most unforgiving on-field sledger - many England players privately view him as a loudmouthed bully - and now it seems that he intends to rubbish some opponents off the field as well as on it.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo