r/Cricket • u/5missedcallsfromBCCI 1983 Prudential World Cup Champions • 21d ago

Opinion Tendulkar slams Bumrah trolls: ‘just a coincidence that India won Tests he didn’t play’

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/tendulkar-slams-bumrah-trolls-just-a-coincidence-that-india-won-tests-he-didnt-play-10172846/
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u/Ruthless-Aggression Chennai Super Kings 21d ago

The fact that someone like Sachin has to come out in the support of Bumrah shows how far we've fallen as a fanbase. A player with a test average of 19.8 (Yes, FUCKING 19.8) in 48 matches is getting trolled. Why? Because India won a few matches in which he didn't play. We don't deserve Bumrah at all. Insufferable fanbase!

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u/manobatasari India 21d ago

shows how far we've fallen as a fanbase

This is nothing new, and Tendulkar knows this just well. Growing up, a good part of 2000-2010 was: India loses every time Tendulkar plays well. So much so that people were seriously rooting for him to get out early so that 'India wins' (not in a joking way). It was just that this stupidity dissipated into thin air by the following day without being discussed across the world on twitter, reddit and news channels.

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u/pdsajo 20d ago

I’d argue Tendulkar’s generation has seen worse when people used to throw stones at their houses after bad losses. At least the current folks can simply turn off their phones and they’ll be good.

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u/ChaplinWasRight India 20d ago

It's cute you think we're above stone pelting now.

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u/pdsajo 20d ago

I’m not saying it will never happen, but social media has given people a more convenient way to vent out their anger towards the players. So the same people who used to throw stones then are the ones writing abuses in comments section now.

We haven’t had stone pelting and effigy burning in last 10-15 years the way it used to happen in the 90s and 2000s. Every single player, irrespective of how beloved they were, including Tendulkar, Dravid and Sehwag, were victims of that during those times

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u/ayowhatinlol 20d ago

Do you seriously think people are throwing stones at players homes now 😂

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u/aaditya_9303 20d ago

This was so true. Whenever Sachin scored a 100, some guy would say India is gonna lose now. It did happen a few times but what’s Sachin’s fault in that. He gave his 100% and the remaining team failed to capitalise on it. Even now, Bumrah rarely ever fails as a bowler. He gets you wickets almost every single game. Just because the rest of the team couldn’t keep up doesn’t mean Bumrah is the “panauti”.

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u/rip_archer India 21d ago

Thank you for stating this even if it’s so obvious, it’s not even like he broke down unexpectedly. He was supposed to play 3 matches, he fucking played 3 matches. Our fanbase truly sucks and it’s things like these that make me lose all hope in the future of our country.

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u/Black_Mamba265 India 21d ago

To add on even further our of the 3 matches he averaged low even with that 100 run yield in OT and took two 5 fers in 2 games in one game he was let down by abysmal fielding and in the other by a sudden top order collapse for what was an easily chaseable target I genuinely don’t get how the hate for him comes from it’s not like we lost the 3rd match he played

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u/ayowhatinlol 20d ago

Its just some social media trolls bro, dont take them seriously, sports attract some of the worst fanbases

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u/rip_archer India 20d ago

Bro, I wish it was some, I seriously do. But I am seeing it across Twitter, other Reddit posts and even a couple of my friends who I thought understood cricket well.

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u/protractedmane 20d ago

I haven't seen it anywhere. Maybe I don't follow/like idiots.

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u/rip_archer India 20d ago

That might be true but the fact that Sachin had to say this clearly says that there are a lot of detractors out there

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u/ayowhatinlol 12d ago

And my point still stands? Its sports fans on social media, dont take them seriously, england football fans are horrible too but i wouldnt call england bad

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u/trooperr310 India 20d ago

how far we've fallen as a fanbase

Pretty sure our current players will prefer the current nonsense than living in lockdown after a match loss or getting their effigy burnt lol

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u/AcceptableBreach 20d ago

shows how far we've fallen as a fanbase.

Ugly people exist. And in this attention economy, negative content means more engagement.

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u/0uttanames 20d ago

When were we ever a good fanbase though ? Lol

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u/Balavadan 20d ago

Indians don’t deserve good things because some loud mouths are insufferable or have bad opinions? Even if it’s the majority, which it really isn’t.

Please stop that nonsense. Just address the problem.

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u/barath_s 20d ago

One of the downsides of Indian culture is hero/villain overreaction dichotomy. Both Sachin and Bumrah have been deified and don't deserve that. And both have had overreaction which they don't deserve.

Bumrah is a very very good lead bowler ; I love not just his skills, but his attitude.

But his body is breaking down (as many forecast it would , with that action). Average will go up as players age beyond their prime, or play when injured or wickets taken drop. Bumrah's average is remarkable right now, but it's not something to genuflect on.

The deification and the trolling hide that Bumrah is an excellent bowler but probably not a dominant one (never taken a single 10for, never taken more than 6 wickets in an innings, thinks his wickets out, with aid of intelligence, discipline, seam and his remarkable release point/unique action). As he is injured and likely to be more limited, he will play less. Can he be the lead bowler when he misses tests in a series over longer duration ? How does India build up pace stock ? How does strategy carry over ? How does India integrate Bumrah in the optimal way in the longer run

The Indian attack is better with Bumrah in it, very obviously, but the performance of Siraj with/without Bumrah suggests that perhaps there are nuances/dynamics to be addressed to maximize the team.

For now, I would simply wish him recovery from his knee injury, and am confident that his stable mind would help him ignore puerile trolling.

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u/ilolalot1 India 20d ago

Fallen? Were we ever up there?

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u/Cryptoprophet40 20d ago

Indian fanbase getting blame for actions of kohli cult . Bumrah's extreme trolling started when he didn't name kohli as the fittest player , named himself as the fittest . Now everytime he misses a match, trolling starts

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u/Expert_Coconut4263 India 20d ago

Spot on buddy. Bumrah wasn't being trolled until that statement. But after that statement, it seems like a certain section of people are always rooting for his downfall.

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u/Cryptoprophet40 20d ago

He had his critics before that as well. But after that its been extreme trolling every time he fails or gets injured