So, we won the India – Pakistan match with
Virat Kohli swinging the bat like a man possessed… No, No, I know the
statistics and can recite them right away but so does the whole world too by
now… Anyway this is not about the batting averages or man of the match
awards….
My first thoughts after we won the match on
Sunday was that...Man, this guy is now going to be on every ad I see not.. He
already is in a bunch of them. I am fine with most of them except the one where
he is endorsing a fairness cream... “Virat, honey... You are a Delhi boy, a
sportsman... Rugged and dusky is what makes you desirable... Not fair supple
skin”
So, coming back to the topic, everybody is
shouting from the rooftops about what a great batsman Virat is. Technique,
style what not!!!He is who the young aspirants should learn from and that he is
well on his way to become the next Sachin … He is the cynosure of all eyes..
Oh! How we love him!
Aren’t these the same brethren, who a few
months back, ranted and raved as to why Virat was chosen in the team and that
he was a “false God”? There were huge panel discussions as to how talented
Rohit Sharma wasn’t given a place because of Virat’s selection. We accused Dhoni of favouritism for picking
Virat as he was putting his confidence in something that wasn’t there. “This
was the end of Virat Kohli” - many doomsday prophecies said.
Just a few months down the line, he wins us
a match and yes, not to forget against Pakistan, and we are merrily singing his
praises, not slightly ashamed of our earlier action. Did anyone redeem themselves by at least
printing a cloaked retraction?
Why are we a bunch of fair-weathered
friends?
“Oh, this is normal”... My friends console
me, “has happened to the best of them. Remember Sourav, who we dropped like a
hot potato after claiming he was the greatest captain, Sachin, It has happened
to him as well.. How many times have people said he was over... That’s how it
is”
Well, I guess, maybe it is accepted, but
that doesn’t make it right.
