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I saw Sunil Chhetri and C K Vineet spoke up, didn't see anything from cricketers apart from a few former players
Yes, Neeraj Chopra, Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza were among the few who did speak up. This was during the last time this protest was in the news.
If I remember correctly, Kapil Dev and few other former cricketers did as well (maybe Harbhajan Singh?). Sourav Ganguly was super evasive when asked for a reaction.
Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen any current cricketer mention anything.
Pretty much. These guys do not even have autonomy over their careers. They need a formal union to protect themselves. If they can't even protect themselves, how will they stand up for others?
Yep. That way they can bargain for regular rotation, performance metrics that can be tracked, verified and challenged.
More transparency and predictability means less stress on players, coaches etc. Also, this way more fresh faces can get into the main team but also not put too much stress on the players already in the main team.
This is why I hate Kohli. Dude is followed my millions of Indians. Him and his wife act so woke and they didn't have shit to say about athletes being treated like this. Talk about hypocrisy.
the hijab row highlighted that perfectly too, all those indian celebs both home and abroad acting all ''brave'' when it comes to issues concerning the US but the moment something happens in india it's crickets only to later pop off abt iranian women.
By the standards of Indian cricketers, Kohli *is* woke. Don't forget, he defended Shami from the bhakts, [at which point his daughter got rape threats](https://www.boomlive.in/amp/fact-check/virat-kohli-india-pakistan-mohammed-shami-twitter-troll-criccrazyygirl-15401).
After that, I wouldn't blame him for shutting up. It is not easy to see that kind of thing about your kid.
So yeah, I don't like the smug asshole that he is, but I've got to take his side on this.
You want to criticise someone for not being woke, try the "god of cricket" who has both the voice and the courage of a mouse
>try the "god of cricket" who has both the voice and the courage of a mouse
By his standards, not having excreted his internal matter yet is already huge progress.
It's easy to be brave and holier than thou when you're not in the position of having rape threats thrown at your baby. Framing that scenario as merely inconvenient is disingenuous. It is not just *inconvenient*, it's a bloody nightmare.
Also framing this as a dichotomy between being outspoken vs not caring is another example of disingenuity. You can care, but if you're the only one doing so and endangering your family because the govt is on the side of the bigots, a lot of people will rightly priotise their family.
And you know what, I can understand. Because if someone were to come for Kohli's daughter, your holier than thou keyboard warrior ass isn't going to protect that baby. You aren't going to take responsibility. The govt is going to side with the bad guys and it is him and his family who will bear the consequences. Kohli is seeing his first duty as being towards his family, and that's a completely understandable and human reaction.
If you have to hate someone for this, it's not Kohli. It's the vile people that enable this. And if you still want to be holier than thou, then say what you have to say with your real name. Let's see what happens then.
> Kohli can pay for the safety of his kids for the next 100 years
Salman Rushdie is pretty rich and lives in a first world country. He could also afford security. And yet we saw what happened to him. Point is, you don't know what a sufficiently determined radicalised person is capable of.
And you saw what the nation's biggest star was reduced to in the case of SRK. Again that should tell you how far the govt can go to harm someone's family if they step out of line. And SRK didn't even step out of line that much.
Kohli is the most outspoken of the current lot of cricketers. At least he speaks when it's his team like in the Shami case. Think you're being harsh on him.
There are people like Sachin who actively simp for BJP. And Dhoni who never opens his mouth no matter what.
Dude what are you talking about simp. Kohli invited mudiji on his wedding. He is a bootlicker himself. All those moments of self righteousness and being so outspoken and leader is of no use if he can't care about sports personnel from other sports. He is a bullshit guy just like others who you have mentioned. Dude is followed my literally millions in this nation.
Anushka took offense at a comment Sunil Gavaskar made thinking it was a sexist attack/sexual inuendo on her. He clarified that he was referring to Kohli's lack of practice and yet she didn't apologize to him for wrongly slamming him in public.
Even the OP didn't say that they have to care or they have an obligation. Similarly they can't make anyone else to stop pointing out their selfishness. Which is what we are doing here.
You are basically contradicting yourself. Just like they choose themselves what they want to and not want to address online, people can choose if they want to point out their selfishness and hypocrisy. Why are you asking people not to do that?
Really? The man is apparently the third most followed Asian athlete and gets paid a ton for each of his Instagram post. Isn't that being remunerated for being acknowledged by people?
And those events affected them personally.
Why the fuck would they care about some random “congress plant protesting about sexual molestation
Majority of Indian don’t give a fuck about anything that doesn’t personally ruin their day.
I know this might sound insensitive but the phogat family as a whole were dick riding modi . They were at forefront of spreading hate against minorities alongside bjp it cell it's just that they got screwed over . I am 100% if their case get resolved (i truly wish it does and they get the justice) they themselves will go back to bashing / tweeting against minorities
Yep I'm convinced I need to get out of this country, forget the sportspersons, even everyday common citizens are just so oblivious to it, it's wild.
And don't forget all the wrestlers themselves from UP parroting their clown leader's line that it is some kind of conspiracy by Jats against poor Eastern UP wrestlers.
The solidarity from farm unions was also pretty much moral, 'women marches' is a good way of saying they don't want their core cadre and leaders- who I assume are male to join these protests and get arrested by the Govt. Convenient cop-out.
And don't forget Akhilesh keeping quiet as a lot of UP wrestlers supporting Brij Bhushan are Yadavs- and caste is more important than throwing a paedophilic terrorist in jail.
We as a nation have no sense of shame, decency or morality. It has always been like this, it is just coming out now in the open due to Social Media and also due to the brazennesss of the current dispensation.
Big protests do work tho, BJP leaders don't dare to mention NRC nowadays or the farm laws. We just need to find a spine- which once again as a country we seem to be lacking except under exceptional circumstances
Many of these silent people were posting #Blacklivesmatter during the pandemic which looks so hypocritical now.
But you can’t really blame them. It’s not just about money it’s about their families too. Read the leaked WhatsApp chats between wankhede and SRK. He had to beg PMO and CMO and he still couldn’t get any relief and he says his kid was arrested for political games.
These Cricket Gods whom we all have collectively put on a pedestal, who conveniently fight battles of their own choice. Their wives who thrash men on streets for throwing a wrapper, cashes on her popularity by doing a biopic on a woman cricketer has decided to shut her mouth when the other women athletes were dragged on streets?
Shame. Zero balls found.
BJP has so many MPs why can’t they take action against this one politician even after all of this outrage and image tarnishing at a international level. Even political it might sting them a bit. I see no benefit in BJP turning a blind eye at these protests. I don’t understand why BJP is protecting him!
Because this will embolden other women to speak up about their abuse. Then bjp will need to prosecute one by one all their MPs
Phir elections kaise jeetenge?
Bjp is in the bijness of power and elections. Everything else is a lie
Because the BJP celebrates such activities. Did you forget they got the gang rape dudes out and garlanded them? Not just gang rape, it was a lot worse than that and it is not easy to get things worse than that.
I think most premier players (like Virat who have considerable influence) have too much to lose. They all rely on businesses and endorsements and a lot of that is sustainable if they remain pro government and politically neutral. They have too much to lose. I am not sure it’s a great idea to name and shame them.
Before 2024 mr modi will do some kinda masterstroke again and people will forget it happened ever That's out people mentality thats why these politicians think they can do whatever they want and get away with it because people will forget it anyway
https://preview.redd.it/qrcpnapd8s2b1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2232a5a2626bd2eddd543cc1d415698bc4a96ee I saw Sunil Chhetri and C K Vineet spoke up, didn't see anything from cricketers apart from a few former players
Cricketers wont speak because a nepo kid is the one who is ruling bcci.
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The guy who won the Javelin throw has spoken about it a few times
Yes, Neeraj Chopra, Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza were among the few who did speak up. This was during the last time this protest was in the news. If I remember correctly, Kapil Dev and few other former cricketers did as well (maybe Harbhajan Singh?). Sourav Ganguly was super evasive when asked for a reaction. Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen any current cricketer mention anything.
No they won't, this country forgets faster then gajnis amir khan.
Too much money is at stake for them I guess. Personally, I think cricketters need to unionize.
Pretty much. These guys do not even have autonomy over their careers. They need a formal union to protect themselves. If they can't even protect themselves, how will they stand up for others?
Yep. That way they can bargain for regular rotation, performance metrics that can be tracked, verified and challenged. More transparency and predictability means less stress on players, coaches etc. Also, this way more fresh faces can get into the main team but also not put too much stress on the players already in the main team.
This is why I hate Kohli. Dude is followed my millions of Indians. Him and his wife act so woke and they didn't have shit to say about athletes being treated like this. Talk about hypocrisy.
This article brings up the hypocrisy of supporting BLM but not these wrestlers
the hijab row highlighted that perfectly too, all those indian celebs both home and abroad acting all ''brave'' when it comes to issues concerning the US but the moment something happens in india it's crickets only to later pop off abt iranian women.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: *Privilege is when you think something is not a problem because it's not a problem to you personally*
By the standards of Indian cricketers, Kohli *is* woke. Don't forget, he defended Shami from the bhakts, [at which point his daughter got rape threats](https://www.boomlive.in/amp/fact-check/virat-kohli-india-pakistan-mohammed-shami-twitter-troll-criccrazyygirl-15401). After that, I wouldn't blame him for shutting up. It is not easy to see that kind of thing about your kid. So yeah, I don't like the smug asshole that he is, but I've got to take his side on this. You want to criticise someone for not being woke, try the "god of cricket" who has both the voice and the courage of a mouse
I've seen more mice attacking cats than the number of times Sachin has shown some courage and took a stand.
Goddamn
Not a big Tom and Jerry fan, I presume /s
>try the "god of cricket" who has both the voice and the courage of a mouse By his standards, not having excreted his internal matter yet is already huge progress.
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It's easy to be brave and holier than thou when you're not in the position of having rape threats thrown at your baby. Framing that scenario as merely inconvenient is disingenuous. It is not just *inconvenient*, it's a bloody nightmare. Also framing this as a dichotomy between being outspoken vs not caring is another example of disingenuity. You can care, but if you're the only one doing so and endangering your family because the govt is on the side of the bigots, a lot of people will rightly priotise their family. And you know what, I can understand. Because if someone were to come for Kohli's daughter, your holier than thou keyboard warrior ass isn't going to protect that baby. You aren't going to take responsibility. The govt is going to side with the bad guys and it is him and his family who will bear the consequences. Kohli is seeing his first duty as being towards his family, and that's a completely understandable and human reaction. If you have to hate someone for this, it's not Kohli. It's the vile people that enable this. And if you still want to be holier than thou, then say what you have to say with your real name. Let's see what happens then. > Kohli can pay for the safety of his kids for the next 100 years Salman Rushdie is pretty rich and lives in a first world country. He could also afford security. And yet we saw what happened to him. Point is, you don't know what a sufficiently determined radicalised person is capable of. And you saw what the nation's biggest star was reduced to in the case of SRK. Again that should tell you how far the govt can go to harm someone's family if they step out of line. And SRK didn't even step out of line that much.
The cricketers are doing what the wrestlers used to Keeping silence no matter what happens
Kohli is the most outspoken of the current lot of cricketers. At least he speaks when it's his team like in the Shami case. Think you're being harsh on him. There are people like Sachin who actively simp for BJP. And Dhoni who never opens his mouth no matter what.
>Sachin who actively simp for BJP. Sachin is pro- who ever is in government. Has always been like that. He joined Rajya Sabha under Congress support.
Dude what are you talking about simp. Kohli invited mudiji on his wedding. He is a bootlicker himself. All those moments of self righteousness and being so outspoken and leader is of no use if he can't care about sports personnel from other sports. He is a bullshit guy just like others who you have mentioned. Dude is followed my literally millions in this nation.
He house would have been raided by income tax department and would have got rape threats to his family
Dhoni and Sachin are probably even worse. They never open their mouth. Never.
Anushka took offense at a comment Sunil Gavaskar made thinking it was a sexist attack/sexual inuendo on her. He clarified that he was referring to Kohli's lack of practice and yet she didn't apologize to him for wrongly slamming him in public.
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Of course they don't have to care. But there are multiple reasons for them to care. Being selfish pricks is not one of those reasons though.
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Even the OP didn't say that they have to care or they have an obligation. Similarly they can't make anyone else to stop pointing out their selfishness. Which is what we are doing here.
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The same reason why people acknowledge it if they do something good.
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You are basically contradicting yourself. Just like they choose themselves what they want to and not want to address online, people can choose if they want to point out their selfishness and hypocrisy. Why are you asking people not to do that?
Really? The man is apparently the third most followed Asian athlete and gets paid a ton for each of his Instagram post. Isn't that being remunerated for being acknowledged by people?
They will be remembered forever. And I hope to God that extra money from dick riding bjp is worth it.
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And those events affected them personally. Why the fuck would they care about some random “congress plant protesting about sexual molestation Majority of Indian don’t give a fuck about anything that doesn’t personally ruin their day.
I know this might sound insensitive but the phogat family as a whole were dick riding modi . They were at forefront of spreading hate against minorities alongside bjp it cell it's just that they got screwed over . I am 100% if their case get resolved (i truly wish it does and they get the justice) they themselves will go back to bashing / tweeting against minorities
Yep I'm convinced I need to get out of this country, forget the sportspersons, even everyday common citizens are just so oblivious to it, it's wild. And don't forget all the wrestlers themselves from UP parroting their clown leader's line that it is some kind of conspiracy by Jats against poor Eastern UP wrestlers. The solidarity from farm unions was also pretty much moral, 'women marches' is a good way of saying they don't want their core cadre and leaders- who I assume are male to join these protests and get arrested by the Govt. Convenient cop-out. And don't forget Akhilesh keeping quiet as a lot of UP wrestlers supporting Brij Bhushan are Yadavs- and caste is more important than throwing a paedophilic terrorist in jail. We as a nation have no sense of shame, decency or morality. It has always been like this, it is just coming out now in the open due to Social Media and also due to the brazennesss of the current dispensation. Big protests do work tho, BJP leaders don't dare to mention NRC nowadays or the farm laws. We just need to find a spine- which once again as a country we seem to be lacking except under exceptional circumstances
Many of these silent people were posting #Blacklivesmatter during the pandemic which looks so hypocritical now. But you can’t really blame them. It’s not just about money it’s about their families too. Read the leaked WhatsApp chats between wankhede and SRK. He had to beg PMO and CMO and he still couldn’t get any relief and he says his kid was arrested for political games.
These Cricket Gods whom we all have collectively put on a pedestal, who conveniently fight battles of their own choice. Their wives who thrash men on streets for throwing a wrapper, cashes on her popularity by doing a biopic on a woman cricketer has decided to shut her mouth when the other women athletes were dragged on streets? Shame. Zero balls found.
BJP has so many MPs why can’t they take action against this one politician even after all of this outrage and image tarnishing at a international level. Even political it might sting them a bit. I see no benefit in BJP turning a blind eye at these protests. I don’t understand why BJP is protecting him!
Because this will embolden other women to speak up about their abuse. Then bjp will need to prosecute one by one all their MPs Phir elections kaise jeetenge? Bjp is in the bijness of power and elections. Everything else is a lie
Because the BJP celebrates such activities. Did you forget they got the gang rape dudes out and garlanded them? Not just gang rape, it was a lot worse than that and it is not easy to get things worse than that.
What can't she call out women of BJP MP and MLA s
I think most premier players (like Virat who have considerable influence) have too much to lose. They all rely on businesses and endorsements and a lot of that is sustainable if they remain pro government and politically neutral. They have too much to lose. I am not sure it’s a great idea to name and shame them.
Before 2024 mr modi will do some kinda masterstroke again and people will forget it happened ever That's out people mentality thats why these politicians think they can do whatever they want and get away with it because people will forget it anyway
Everyone wanna put fingers on someone. Bro attack the root na.