Actor Siddharth says cricket was higher earlier than Dhoni and Kohli and ‘PR’, followers aren’t too happy

Rang De Basanti actor Siddharth on wee hours of Wednesday tweeted how he was lacking the Indian cricket which has now grow to be ‘toxic’. He was talking about cricket earlier than the emergence of the IPL and cricketers like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
My favorite cricketer since I used to be 14 and he 20 was Dravid. Followed him his complete profession. First ball to final. I miss you a lot Rahul Dravid. Can’t wait so that you can come again to dignify Indian Cricket once more. It’s coming. ❤️— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 7, 2021
In two tweets, he claimed that with the “new generation of demi god worship mixed with administrative and PR power”, it isn’t the cricket he ‘worshipped’ and now ‘toxicity reigns’. He later added how he missed the time when Rahul Dravid performed cricket and wished for him to return again and “dignify Indian cricket again”.
Fans give befitting reply
However, Indian cricket, IPL, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and cricket followers usually weren’t too pleased with the tweet.
Some identified how the actors, whose additionally endorse merchandise and are a part of the identical PR rung, ought to not likely be pontificating on sportspersons.
tru 😂😂 ye log ka ethical supremacy kuch zyada hello chal raha— Abhinav Kumar (@abhinav_kumarrr) September 8, 2021
As some stated, if the technique of incomes are moral, one actually shouldn’t have points.
If an individual is incomes cash by Ethical methods. I can not perceive what is the challenge.— Shashank Balnad Kukkaje (@shashank_balnad) September 8, 2021
Some identified how the cricketers Siddharth was being nostalgic about have been additionally a part of promoting and PR recreation.
In 2002, Indian gamers have been incomes 60% of their income from endorsements & 40% from Cricket match charges. These negotiations have been getting performed out earlier than the 2002 Headingley Test. It’s higher to know historical past earlier than making Dravids & Tendulkars the Gods, which they weren’t— Vijay Arumugam (@vijayarumugam) September 8, 2021
Twitter consumer Vijay Arumugam recalled how in 2002 cricketers like Dravid, Tendulkar and others didn’t agree with ICC’s ambush advertising and marketing clause and weren’t in a temper to let go of income. He identified how in 2002, the Indian cricketers made about 60% of their earnings by means of endorsement offers.
However, as he identified as effectively, there may be nothing incorrect in a person securing their revenue.
The “era” earlier than ipl was the time when followers burned stadium , blocked roads as a result of their favorite cricketer was dropped , carried out mock funerals for cricketers. Anyone bear in mind the 1996 World Cup semi last ? https://t.co/rHvoPPoa9j— Diptanshu Baruah (@BaruahDiptanshu) September 8, 2021
And another realities of the great ol’ occasions.