Have a great day.
Why only I am the
target of the critics? Wonders former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly during
one of the IPL matches.
…..If only Ganguly
knows that some –ex-cricketers want to make a living out of criticizing popular
cricketers, particularly the types of the left-hander, because of their on-field
aggressive nature and approach.
Known for
his-bare-chested celebration at the Lord’s Test, Ganguly should ignore his
critics and focus on his work instead, because distractions may increase inconsistency
in his batting.
For example in his
attempt to bell the cat, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar went hammer and
tongs against Sachin Tendulkar’s “poor performance” a few years ago.
TV channels too joined
Manjrekar’s attack and they coined a word—Endulkar--- just because it sounded
lyrical (to them).
The charlatans
thought Tendulkar had become a spent force after playing fifteen years then,
which is seen as the maximum life span of a cricketer in the game. They also thought
that attacking the little master would help them eke out a living.
But Tendulkar did not
buckle under the pressure of their criticism, instead the master made Manjrekar
and others to eat crow.
And it was possible because
Tendulkar maintained his cool and gave a damn to his critics as he came back
with a vengeance becoming one of the key members in the World Cup winning team
headed by M S Dhoni.
He went on to complete
100 international hundreds, making the critics hurry to scurry for cover as he forced his critics to rewrite Endulkar as Tondulkar.
Tendulkar did not
leave his critics there. Recently he said it was not his critics, but he was the
master of his destiny and had the right to decide on his retirement.
Ganguly should take a
leaf out of Tendulkar’s abhorrence against mean critics, who only want to make
a living out of criticizing others, and give a damn to their criticism.
Another factor is
that critics write bitterly because there are fans who love to read articles
written against those cricketers whom rival fans at the paras (localities) adore.
For example a Dhoni’s
fan loves to read negative reports against other cricketers, whom his/her friend
idolizes------this will give the rival fans material for conversation and engage in arguments based on
articles and what the pretenders say on idiot box, posing as commentators.
Also by engaging themselves in the media, the
critics, mostly former cricketers, get a chance to be in the game long after
their retirement.
Dada should also introspect
whether he had criticised or judged on performance of any other cricketer during his stint in the commentary box and written critical comments in his columns?
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