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Cricketers Try to Set an Example, But Anyone Can Snap: Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar said on Sunday that while every cricketer aspires to become a role model, players are ultimately human and can sometimes fall short of those expectations.
Speaking at the launch of Midwicket Stories in Mumbai, the legendary former India captain reflected on the pressures faced by modern cricketers and how social media amplifies every incident almost instantly.
Speaking at the launch of Midwicket Stories in Mumbai, the legendary former India captain reflected on the pressures faced by modern cricketers and how social media amplifies every incident almost instantly.
Without referring to any specific controversy from the ongoing Indian Premier League season, Gavaskar said emotional moments are part of sport and even the best individuals can lose composure occasionally.
“In the heat of the moment things happen, it is not that you teach youngsters anything, anybody can snap, (and) that is what happens,” Gavaskar told reporters.
“In the heat of the moment things happen, it is not that you teach youngsters anything, anybody can snap, (and) that is what happens,” Gavaskar told reporters.
He added that most players genuinely try to conduct themselves responsibly as they rise in their careers.
“Everybody tries to be, once you start getting up there, to be the best role model that they can be. That is just how you're brought up. You want to be the best role model. (But) all of us are human so all of us, some time will fail that standard,” he said.
“Everybody tries to be, once you start getting up there, to be the best role model that they can be. That is just how you're brought up. You want to be the best role model. (But) all of us are human so all of us, some time will fail that standard,” he said.
Gavaskar also pointed out that social media now exposes incidents to the public much faster than during earlier generations of cricket.
“Today it is in the public domain a lot sooner than it was in the past,” he added.
The cricket icon also recalled how players from opposing teams used to interact warmly after a day’s play during his era, describing the tradition as an important part of the game’s spirit.
“Today it is in the public domain a lot sooner than it was in the past,” he added.
The cricket icon also recalled how players from opposing teams used to interact warmly after a day’s play during his era, describing the tradition as an important part of the game’s spirit.
“During the time that we played, there used to be a tradition. The team that was batting that day would carry a case of drinks to the other team's changing room. And at the end of the day, giving about 20 odd minutes time for everybody to cool down. You (would) do a post-mortem on the day's play as well. Out of the 16 players in your party, almost 10-12 would go into the other opposition room and sit next to each other,” he said.
According to Gavaskar, those conversations went beyond cricket and often included discussions about local food spots, movies and travel suggestions.
He compared that tradition to the modern IPL culture where players from rival teams regularly interact and shake hands after matches.
He compared that tradition to the modern IPL culture where players from rival teams regularly interact and shake hands after matches.
“You see that in the IPL, at the end of the match both teams coming in and talking to each other. That, I think, this (is the) new tradition of people going and shaking hands and all that,” Gavaskar said.
