Virender Sehwag, former Indian cricketer and probably the greatest opening pairs with Gautam Gambhir, has urged Virat Kohli and Gambhir to behave higher after their aggressive spat throughout an IPL 2023 match. Sehwag has reminded each cricketers concerning the accountability they’ve as icons in Indian cricket and the way their actions can affect thousands and thousands of younger followers within the nation.
Sehwag was unaware of what occurred after the match and was shocked by the chaos on social media the subsequent day. He believes that the loser ought to settle for defeat and the profitable workforce ought to have a good time, and there was no want for Kohli and Gambhir to interact in a verbal assault. He means that if each gamers hold their standing in thoughts, they might restrict such incidents.
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“I switched off the TV once the match got over. I had no idea about what happened after the match. The next day when I woke up, I saw a lot of chaos on social media. What happened wasn’t right. The loser should quietly accept defeat and walk away and the winning team should celebrate. Why did they need to say anything to each other? I always say one thing, that these guys are icons of the country. If they do or say anything, millions of kids follow them and probably think ‘If my icon has done this, I would too’. So if they keep these things in mind, they would limit such incidents,” Sehwag mentioned on Cricbuzz.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has imposed a 100% superb on each Kohli and Gambhir, however Sehwag feels that stricter actions needs to be taken to stop such incidents from occurring sooner or later. He believes that if the board decides to droop gamers for crossing the road, such incidents might grow to be loads much less frequent. The IPL has a historical past of heated altercations, and Sehwag suggests imposing heavier motion may put a leash on such incidents.
“If the BCCI decides to ban anyone, then maybe such incidents will happen rarely or not take place at all. Such incidents have happened several times in the past so it’s better to do whatever you want to inside the controlled environment of the dressing room. When you’re on the ground, these things don’t look nice. My own kids can lip-read and they very well understand Ben Stokes. So that is when I feel bad. If you’re saying such things, if my kids can read it, others can too and tomorrow they will think that if they (Kohli and Gambhir) can say it, so can I,” he added.
Sehwag emphasised that these incidents ought to occur contained in the managed setting of the dressing room. When gamers are on the bottom, they need to behave appropriately, as their actions could be considered by thousands and thousands of followers. Sehwag even mentions that his personal children can lip-read and perceive what gamers are saying, which is regarding. He believes that if Kohli and Gambhir proceed to behave inappropriately, others might imagine it’s acceptable to take action as nicely.
