Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has spoken out in opposition to the web trolling and booing of Mumbai Indians’ captain, Hardik Pandya, throughout the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Ashwin, identified for his insightful views on the sport, expressed his concern over the escalating fan wars and urged for a extra respectful strategy in the direction of gamers.
In a dwell stream on his YouTube channel with cricket analyst Prasanna Agoram, Ashwin addressed the difficulty, stating, “Fan wars are turning very ugly. Enjoy what you like about your favorites but not at the cost of putting another player down.”
He emphasised that each the franchise and the participant don’t have any position within the trolling and that the accountability lies solely with the followers.
“Neither has any role to play. Neither the franchise not the player has a role to play in this at all. I think the responsibility and the onus lies on the fans,” Ashwin mentioned.
The veteran cricketer highlighted the significance of unity amongst followers and cited examples from different cricketing nations the place such fan rivalries will not be prevalent. He questioned the necessity for gamers to be booed and emphasised that gamers characterize their nation and needs to be revered accordingly.
“Have you ever seen this occur in every other nation? Have you ever seen Joe Root and Zak Crawley followers combat? Or have you ever seen Joe Root and Jos Buttler followers combat? It’s loopy. Have you ever seen Steve Smith and Pat Cummins followers combat in Australia? I’ve mentioned this many instances. That is cricket. It is a cinema tradition. I do know there are issues like advertising and marketing, positioning and branding. I don’t deny it. I don’t imagine in all this on my facet but it surely’s not fallacious to indulge both. Fan wars ought to by no means go on this ugly a route. One ought to bear in mind which nation these gamers represent- our nation. So then what warrants a cricketer getting booed?” Ashwin added.
Ashwin additionally emphasised the necessity for followers to grasp the real-time feelings concerned in sports activities and to discover a stability of their help for gamers. He known as for an finish to the follow of booing gamers and placing them down, stating that this habits ought to disappear from the face of the earth.
“I don’t understand. If you don’t like a player and boo a player, why should a team come out to issue a clarification? We act like this has not happened before. (Sourav) Ganguly played under Sachin (Tendulkar) and vice versa. These two have both played under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy. These three have played under Anil Kumble and all of them have played under Dhoni. When they were under Dhoni, these players were cricket jambhavans (giants). Dhoni too played under Virat,” he mentioned.
“We need to get our act together. You know what the problem is? We are all happy to sit in our houses, look outside and someone else to pick up the trash. We don’t want to bother doing it ourselves. We should correct ourselves first. This is real time sports. Real times sports have real time emotions. How we go beyond that, counter it and find balance to play cricket is what this is all about. A real sport can never be compared to cinema. Heroes and hero worships are great. I am all for it. Enjoy what you like about your favourites but not at the cost of putting another player down. This is one thing I’d love to see disappear from the face of the earth in our country,” Ashwin added.
The Mumbai Indians have had a tough begin to the IPL 2024 season, shedding each their opening video games. Hardik Pandya, who not too long ago moved to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans, has been focused by followers, particularly throughout the match in opposition to his former group.
Ashwin’s feedback come at a time when the difficulty of on-line trolling and abuse of gamers has been a topic of concern within the cricketing world. His phrases function a reminder to followers to help their groups and gamers in a constructive and respectful method.
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