Yes the fans read it write – “So
called fans” for I am damn sure all fans of Yuvraj Singh would agree to what I am
writing. It is indeed sad to see the pathetic gestures of these cricket fans
who are supporting the man. Yes also the same to his critics for it has been
taken to an extreme.
Let
me start of by calming down the critics first. A simple reason to ask is, why
was he taken in the team by Dhoni, why was he sent ahead of Raina when the
latter was in form and the former had a pathetic tournament. It is just another
bad day which does come in the life of every cricketer, let it be the Ganguly’s,
the Tendulkar’s or the Dravid’s. You can’t rule out the most pathetic stroke
ever seen in T20 cricket history was by the near match and tournament winner
Misbah which not only ended the match but also handed the cup to their arch
rivals India. I guess it is cricket and we need it to take things with a pinch
of salt. I agree been a diehard fan of both cricket and Yuvi that his innings
were near to insane and has no excuse but bygone is bygone, he needs some time
out to get back in touch before joining the big level game. I blame the
management and the captain for choosing him in the squad of T20 – an absolute
pathetic and unnecessary gesture either taken out of favour or sympathy (none
of which is accepted at the national level) when a man has a pathetic ranji
season and looks out of touch.
Now
let me move on to the so called cricket supporters. Trust me lads I felt bad,
even commented but as the match ended it was all sweet and sound and I touch
some spice with it. It was just another bad day and taking nothing away from
the Lankans who bowled like lions and chased like hunters – even 250 would have
seemed a reachable target, a calm and composite way of reaching the small one
set by India. But I am hell angry on the people who are actually backing this
failure up by 2 things and I would take you on both of these 2 things
individually, which I myself have not liked been a true fan of the cricketer
himself. Most importantly, failures can’t be backed up by anything in past life
especially if you are a true sportsman, and most importantly neither did Yuvi,
nor did Dhoni nor did any of the people in the T20 squad said anything like
what so called supporters have said and this actually makes me lose my temper.
First
– “He is the person who won us the T20 Inaugural world cup and the CWC 2011.”
Well, dear people, firstly by gone is by gone and no one forgets what he has
done but that doesn’t mean he has a right to screw apart the team’s chances
when and where he needs. Next up, this was not the first instance in the
current tournament when he has done this in the initial 2 matches against
Pakistan and West-Indies (we almost tied that one thanks to some awesome
batting by the same lad). Just one good innings against Australia doesn’t take
away these failures from him. The worst was to repeat the same in the final
where dreams collapsed like pack of cards. If you want the critics to get over
this, accept the debacle rather than backing it up with these by gones in his
career, that was his peak and we admire him for it but usin it as a reason to
back up his failure isn’t a way, especially for me been a fan and a critic, I felt
bad that people compare his past game with the current. If this was the case,
Dhawan should have never been dropped and Biru and Gauti should have never been
out of the game since they are India’s best T20 opening pair till date. They
were criticized and dropped and the decisions were valid but no one did back
them up with such innocent forwards (yes most of them were some viral forwards
been sent on various platforms). Talk about the natwest series or the only
century scored in the 4th inning against the Pakistani attack in Pakistan,
it were the best I saw from him but I never would curb down the current failure
with them. Accept things as they are rather than giving reasons.
Second
– “He has gone through a lot of pain and overcome cancer.” Complete pathetic
gesture shown by fans. Why create sympathy out of his past illness? I was one
amongst the lacs who prayed for him to recover and more than happy to see him
back. But what has that got to do with yesterday’s debacle? If you are a
patient then you should opt out yourself if you are not fit. Cricket is not a
social activity but, a responsibility since you are playing for your nation and
not for time-pass. Once you are in the Indian team, all 11 players are at the
same level and no one is a patient in there, so all players are compared at the
same level. This is the most utter crap given to hide his failure and has no
relation with his innings yesterday. Yes he is still my hero for getting up
through that phase but please don’t relate it to shit, I have seen cancer
patients all my life and they don’t hide their failures through their illness
neither did Yuvi. It’s a request to all fans to stop commenting on his illness
and create sympathy just because you have no right to do so; it hurts more when
it is taken as a reason to hide his failure. He is a hero and would stay a hero
but I would never hide his failures by his illness just coz these 2 are
different things.
Finally
to end my critic I would say that it is a part of the game, not him only but
the management is to be blamed for it. He should take some time off and play a
season or 2 at ranji and get back in touch. The stone pelting is the worst
gesture that happened. But again his debacle was just another bad day in
cricket for India, been through worst phase in Australia, South Africa and then
New Zealand, just one more. 1 request is to stop hiding his failures by past
achievements of his pains in cancer (this one hurts when people compare it with
his game). Hope to see a new born Yuvi within an year. Time to rest him and
time to rest my words. Once a Yuvi fan,always a Yuvi fan.
Regards,
Abhijeet(Gladi).
