Cultural misunderstandings cause for confusion: Border

SYDNEY: Former Australia skipper Allan Border has suggested that the confusion between the Indian and Australian teams is often due to cultural misunderstandings.

"What we think is just routine banter, they take offence at," Border was quoted as saying by the Australian daily Telegraph.

"It is straight out cultural stuff. The cultural issues were always there in our day. When we say 'lucky bastards', they might take offence at that. It was a simple Aussie term no one takes offence at in Australia," Border said.

"It is considered almost a compliment here. But the Indians have never liked it and nor have the West Indians. From what I understand, the players from most countries get along pretty well with our guys. I don't feel our guys step over the line too often."