On the pedestal

India’s exit from WC T20 has been heart breaking for millions. I know that staying awake till midnight on Sunday to watch India lose cannot be a pleasant feeling. I am unhappy of the outcome as well. But what are Indian fans angry about? Why are they blaming Dhoni?

For a long time I have been hearing the wonderful songs of Dhoni. His captaincy was praised for the most unconventional approach and experimental strategies. Moving batsmen and bowlers is a strategy that he has used from the very first time he captained. Why do we not talk about the final over that Joginder Sharma bowled? If Misbah would have held his cool, then we would have blamed Dhoni even last year. But it worked for him last year. I fail to understand why the fans cannot take failure.

They burnt an effigy of Dhoni in Ranchi. The same city showered him with fame and money till date. Dhoni is the captain of Indian cricket team and wrong decisions from him ruin your sleep, your mood and your heart as a fan. If you want to react, then react to decisions that ruin your home, your job and your security. Burn the effigy of criminal and corrupt politicians who have time and again failed in all departments. We are putting the wrong thing on the pedestal.

This does not mean that I don’t feel sad about India’s exit. It is very disheartening and I will surely hope that they come all guns blazing in the next tournament. For now, all that I can say is, “Haan thoda dard hua, par chalta hai!!”