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‘External noise’: From Dhoni to Virat, Rohit, Team India’s famous slogan

July 11, 2022
Henry Club

Rohit Sharma insisted on Sunday that Virat Kohli The former captain will continue to be supported by the team despite the lean patch.

Kohli has not been scoring big runs for almost three years now and his position in the playing XI has been questioned by many experts including former India captain Kapil Dev, who feels that the Indian team management will be in poor form to show their skills to the players. Not given enough opportunity.

It was yet another failure in India’s 17-run loss in the third T20I against Virat Kohli (11) England,

However, the captain of India Rohit Sharma On Sunday, he not only defended Kohli’s form but also took a dig at former cricketers who are questioning Kohli’s place in the playing XI.

“We do not hear much outside noise. I don’t know who these experts are. I don’t understand why they are called experts. They are watching the game from outside, they don’t know what is going on inside in the dressing room,” Rohit told reporters on Sunday.

“There is always a thought process behind choosing a team. We try to support our players, those who are watching the game from outside are not aware of it.”

Former India bowler Venkatesh Prasad has also made a scathing attack on the continuous support of Team India’s Virat Kohli.

“There was a time when you were out of form, regardless of reputation you were dropped. Sourav, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, Bhajji have all been dropped for not being in form. He has returned to domestic cricket, scored runs and made a comeback. It seems to have a memory,” Prasad wrote on Twitter.

“A lot has changed now, where there is comfort in being out of form. This is no way to progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play with prestige. One of India’s greatest match winners, Anil Kumble sat out on several occasions, needing action for the greater good,” he said.

This is not the first time that the word ‘outside noise’ has come up in a press conference, in which an Indian captain has questioned media persons.

It all started with MS Dhoni, who said after India’s 2013 Champions Trophy win in England: “I’m not here to prove to anyone how good I am.”

Dhoni used similar lines on several occasions to shut down his critics. So is his successor Virat Kohli and now Team India’s current captain Rohit Sharma using the same phrase.

Earlier this year, ahead of the third and final Test against South Africa, Kohli, attending the pre-match conference, said that he is not too concerned about the numbers and does not need to prove anything to anyone. .

“The reality is that you ultimately want to do impressively for the team, and my best effort is always to do that, and I truly believe that I don’t need to prove anything to anyone,” Kohli said.

Kohli defended in December 2021 Ajinkya Rahane And said India would not be affected by “external noise” over Rahane’s poor performance.

“As a team, we don’t entertain because we can’t expect this balance outside, where people who sing a song about someone suddenly want that person out.

“We don’t react to such thoughts because we know how hard it takes to reach this level and be in such a positive mental space. So we will continue to support the player concerned, be it Ajinkya Or someone else,” Kohli had said then.

The phrase ‘outside noise’ caught well among other Indian cricketers.

top order batsman, KL Rahul has come with its peculiar celebration, closing its eyes and closing its ears.

“This (festival) is just to shut down the noise, not to insult anyone. There are people out there who try to drag you down, sometimes all you need to do is ignore them. So this is just a message to shut down that noise,” Rahul had said in a press conference.

Cheteshwar Pujara also used the phrase ‘outside noise’ in the South Africa Test series when he was asked about Rahane’s poor form.

“Well, the team management has always been helpful, so I would say it is just outside noise. The coaching staff, the captain, everyone is behind all the players, and we are working hard,” Pujara said on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. Rahane and Pujara shared a 111-run partnership for the third wicket.

India’s premier spinner Ravichandra Ashwin said during the Kanpur Test against New Zealand that he has lived up to the expectations for a while and has gotten better at shutting down the “extraneous noise”.

“I can’t cliché things. I have lived up to expectations for some time now. For me cricket is the purpose of my life. I am at a stage where I am shutting down outside noise better than before,” Ashwin had said.