CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Please leave Dhoni alone now! SportsCenter India's Achint Gupta makes an ardent appeal to not make a scapegoat out of MS Dhoni after India's show in England. My mind goes back to 23rd March 2007. Exactly four years after finishing up as the runners-up in the eighth edition of the World Cup in South Africa, India were ousted in the league stage of the ninth edition. That was the day it really pained to be an Indian cricket fan and to restore the belief in the team that they will be up and running was a herculean task. Now this is a question to all the Indian cricket fans. Is the pain and agony at this point of time when defending champions India have been knocked out in the Super eight equivalent to what happened in 2007 in West Indies? Can you feel the same anger for Gary Kirsten as you felt it for Greg Chappell? If your answer is NO, then why is the current Indian captain MS Dhoni has been made the vent for everyone's ire? And remember it was MS Dhoni's exceptional skills as a leader that re-instated belief in cricket fans after 2007 ODI World Cup that India can again be a world-beater. Yes, what happened at Lord's on 15th June was a tragic turn of events. Yes, Dhoni did make some tactical blunders. And yes Team India looked a pale shadow of self. But why is it that only the players and the captain who perished are being made accountable for the defeat? As a cricket fan isn't there a responsibility on our shoulders as well? If we take immense pride in being an Indian whenever India cricket team wins then in case of a defeat of the same team why don't we stand by the team in their time of need. Cricket is a game, which doesn't have a pre-written script, and victory or defeat is a part of what happens. And like normal life where parents stand by their children even when they commit suicidal mistakes, it is time for Indian fans to cheer up the team rather than pull them down. Team India members in the recent times have stressed hard on the fact that everyone is enjoying each other's successes. And now this is something no Indian team in the history could have ever boast of. The youngsters in the team have a zest and killer instinct that was never seen before and most importantly Dhoni's men proved that they could beat the best in their own den. So when Team India has undergone such a drastic makeover in the last couple of years, why don't we as fans of this team change our attitude? For a long time fans have showered flowers at the victorious men and pelted stones at the defeated warriors. But why cant our generation of cricket fans, be a lot more mature as the young captain of Team India? For once we should simply let Dhoni be with himself. The man who has turned the fortune of Indian cricket should be given leeway to absorb the defeat, change what was done wrong and mend all the loopholes. Cricket experts, media and fans will do well to not suggest the captain of the team on how to resurrect things. If we can believe in a man's ability while winning why do we lose that belief when he has just failed once. Cricket definitely strikes emotional chord of a lot of Indians, so it is understandable to be dejected after a big defeat. But you know it and I know it that this team with the current captain has the capability of again turning things around. So we should not make his task tougher by engaging him in asking for useless explanations when he should only be worrying about strengthening the weak points in the game. Fans cannot provoke a break up in the team's unity just because media wants real-life soap with all the spices. It did hurt me when India lost a day before, but I have not lost my trust in their abilities like it happened on the dreadful day of March 23rd, 2007. and with that guys i love u and leave to go watch my boys play!! come on India!!! mwaaaaahhhhhh:icflove: Link to comment
Params7 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc]YouTube - LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE![/ame] Link to comment
gaurav92 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 same thing represented in a different thread plz dont make any more such threads regarding dhoni and team india unless they pull out a rabbit out of saffers hat :winky: Link to comment
Kohum Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 bhagwaan ke liye dhoni ko chhoD do :hysterical: Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 get me an effigy i take it all back!! Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yes we want to leave Dhoni alone in his house and let india play Link to comment
flamy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 get me an effigy i take it all back!! :finger::finger::finger::finger: OTOH, Dhoni is saying they werent 100% committed on the field. He will get roasted for that. Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 :sniffle::((:sniffle::headshake::cry_smile::afraid::vollkommenauf: Link to comment
yoda Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 get me an effigy i take it all back!! :giggle: Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 jalaaaing effigy as we speak! Link to comment
Kohum Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 jalaaaing effigy as we speak! Call times now, news 24, zeenews and falaanaa Thikaanaa channels. Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Call times now' date=' news 24, zeenews and falaanaa Thikaanaa channels.[/quote'] Kar diya!! watch me on the award winning AAJ TAK!! :hysterical: Link to comment
fineleg Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Absolutely BS in this T20 worldcup. But we did manage to defeat Bangladesh and Ireland and lost against every other non-minnow nation we played against, yay! for that? (well maybe yay! for doing better than Australia? :dontknow:) Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Absolutely BS in this T20 worldcup. But we did manage to defeat Bangladesh and Ireland and lost against every other non-minnow nation- yay! for that? lol agreed! i can stop crying now! :sniffle: Link to comment
yoda Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Kar diya!! watch me on the award winning AAJ TAK!! :hysterical: i heard news channels sponsor the effigy buring events these days. did manage to rope in any sponsors for your event? Link to comment
CricketGirl Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 i heard news channels sponsor the effigy buring events these days. did manage to rope in any sponsors for your event? lol s*d off! i dont need sponsers a poster and a match is sufficient TODAYS MATCH!! Link to comment
Watson87 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH5_UpK4oZY]YouTube - Aane De![/ame] :haha: Man this is embarrassing for the Ad agency Link to comment
Nash Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 :haha: Man this is embarrassing for the Ad agency :haha::haha::haha: MONEY TALKS :--D:--D:--D:--D Link to comment
gs Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 :haha: Man this is embarrassing for the Ad agency Aaa gaye vaapas! :giggle: Link to comment
beetle Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I agree,leave the guy alone.It's just a bloody T-20 circus. Link to comment
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