Dear Virat,
This is not the first time any Indian team has lost an away series and this won't be the first time. Before the series began lot of experts, reporters, fans called this the best team to ever travel to the United Kingdom and I was one of them.
I certainly believed the bowlers we had in the squad were far more confident of their abilities and were capable of winning us matches abroad. They gave us a glimpse of it in South Africa and it was the batsmen who let us down.
This was the case in the Pataudi Trophy too! The bowlers bowled out of their skins and the batsmen let the team down at every opportunity.
Shit happens! Bowlers delivered, batsmen didn't, It's ok. We'll take that, albeit with a pinch of salt.
But what we cannot take is the arrogance with which you have replied to the journalists' questions, time and again.
The team does well, fans, reporters, experts all come and applaud and appreciate the team and when the team doesn't do well, we all deserve the right to critique. What we say, what we speak or what we suggest, you may or may not like or want to implement; that is upto you. But you do not need to get angry and be so defensive about it. Accept the mistakes and move on.
You guys are our idols, heroes and we all look upto you. This is no way to behave. You might think this is fair in 'This is my way of dealing things, I never asked anyone to make me their idol'
No, that won't work. You know how dearly we love our sport and how passionate we are as fans.
If you want us to support you and cheer for you everytime you are down, the way you ask us during Test matches, then you also need to take the criticism and questions with as much aplomb.
This is not the first time you got angry and this might not be the last.
This journalist wasn't intimidated by you and said what a lot of us think. THIS ISN'T THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAST 15 YEARS!
Do not disrespect the Indian teams of the past by giving us such blanket statements. We know who controls the BCCI when it comes to making administrative decisions, when it comes to choosing who the coach should be, who the support staff should be. We let that be. We did not pounce on you for not choosing Anil Kumble and his strict methods. We know you have a certain way of doing things that not many can understand or want. We let you control that. But now you are answerable for the screw ups. You now need to answer us when your techniques did not work. Shying away from it is not the way to deal with it.
It is quite shameful to know that if you type 'Virat Kohli has a disagreement with reporter' there isn't just one video that appears. This has been an on-going problem and as a captain it does not suit you.
Agree, you are not Dhoni. Agree, you are passionate and express yourself on the field.
But there is no dignity in getting angry on reporters when they ask tough questions. It's their job to get you to answer them and get us, the fans, answers to the burning questions.
Enough is enough. Grow up. Be responsible and start taking ownership for your failures or else, be prepared to lose your fans
Thanks,
A cricket-fanatic
This is not the first time any Indian team has lost an away series and this won't be the first time. Before the series began lot of experts, reporters, fans called this the best team to ever travel to the United Kingdom and I was one of them.
I certainly believed the bowlers we had in the squad were far more confident of their abilities and were capable of winning us matches abroad. They gave us a glimpse of it in South Africa and it was the batsmen who let us down.
This was the case in the Pataudi Trophy too! The bowlers bowled out of their skins and the batsmen let the team down at every opportunity.
Shit happens! Bowlers delivered, batsmen didn't, It's ok. We'll take that, albeit with a pinch of salt.
But what we cannot take is the arrogance with which you have replied to the journalists' questions, time and again.
The team does well, fans, reporters, experts all come and applaud and appreciate the team and when the team doesn't do well, we all deserve the right to critique. What we say, what we speak or what we suggest, you may or may not like or want to implement; that is upto you. But you do not need to get angry and be so defensive about it. Accept the mistakes and move on.
You guys are our idols, heroes and we all look upto you. This is no way to behave. You might think this is fair in 'This is my way of dealing things, I never asked anyone to make me their idol'
No, that won't work. You know how dearly we love our sport and how passionate we are as fans.
This is not the first time you got angry and this might not be the last.
This journalist wasn't intimidated by you and said what a lot of us think. THIS ISN'T THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAST 15 YEARS!
Do not disrespect the Indian teams of the past by giving us such blanket statements. We know who controls the BCCI when it comes to making administrative decisions, when it comes to choosing who the coach should be, who the support staff should be. We let that be. We did not pounce on you for not choosing Anil Kumble and his strict methods. We know you have a certain way of doing things that not many can understand or want. We let you control that. But now you are answerable for the screw ups. You now need to answer us when your techniques did not work. Shying away from it is not the way to deal with it.
It is quite shameful to know that if you type 'Virat Kohli has a disagreement with reporter' there isn't just one video that appears. This has been an on-going problem and as a captain it does not suit you.
Agree, you are not Dhoni. Agree, you are passionate and express yourself on the field.
But there is no dignity in getting angry on reporters when they ask tough questions. It's their job to get you to answer them and get us, the fans, answers to the burning questions.
Enough is enough. Grow up. Be responsible and start taking ownership for your failures or else, be prepared to lose your fans
Thanks,
A cricket-fanatic
