Hero-worshipping motive behind India’s generational stoop in Checks: Manjrekar

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has blamed the tradition of hero-worshipping behind India’s terrible stoop in Check cricket. In his current column in Hindustan Occasions, Manjrekar wrote that the stoop that the Indian crew is dealing with is nothing new. The previous participant highlighted that India confronted an analogous stoop again in 2011-12 as effectively, dropping 0-8 to England and Australia beneath the management of MS Dhoni.

Manjrekar termed the present lapse in kind beneath the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, a generational stoop. India misplaced two again to again collection beneath the management of Rohit Sharma. First India misplaced their first ever dwelling collection towards New Zealand (0-3) at dwelling after which fell to Australia 1-3 away. Manjrekar identified the explanation behind the losses and mentioned that the icon-players have been dragging the Indian crew.

“India are a sought-after cricket crew that the world needs to eagerly host. They play a variety of matches in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) nations, so it’s honest to be judged to the very best requirements. This ‘generational stoop’ is inevitable for all groups. It’s what we all know because the transition section and among the many finest groups on the planet, I consider it impacts India essentially the most,” Manjrekar wrote in his column.

“The one foremost motive behind that is the icon tradition we’ve in India and the hero worship of sure gamers. Be it 2011-12 or now, it’s the identical situation that will get performed out — iconic gamers that includes prominently doing the alternative of what they did their whole careers, thereby dragging the crew down with their diminished performances,” he added.

Manjrekar cited the examples of Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, who had failed within the transition interval of 2011-12, and in contrast their fortuned with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who merely haven’t turned up within the final 2 collection for India.

“When India misplaced 0-8 to England and Australia, Tendulkar averaged 35, Sehwag 19.91 and Laxman 21.06. Solely Dravid stood out and obtained runs in England (he averaged 76.83) however in Australia he too was given a harsh actuality verify (he averaged 24.25),” Manjrekar mentioned.

“Factor is, with regards to the massive gamers, we as a rustic are simply not capable of keep rational. Feelings run excessive and people in positions to take choices on these gamers are influenced by this local weather. Cricketing logic goes out of the window after which the selectors hope the participant leaves on his personal in order that they don’t seem like the villains who brutally ended the profession of an important who hundreds of thousands of followers worship. They only concern the backlash,” the previous batter concluded on the matter.

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