Gautam Gambhir slammed \u2018Hero worship\u2019 in Indian cricket, saying that the obsession with stars like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni was the primary reason why Indian cricket was individual oriented rather than being team oriented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added the media should focus on other performers as well. Apparently talking about MS Dhoni, he said that one individual and his PR team made him the Hero of the 2007 and 2011 world cup. But in reality it was Yuvraj Singh who took India to the World Cup Finals in 2007 and 2011. He said Yuvraj Singh was the man of the tournament in both the tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He expressed that it was highly unfortunate that whenever people talked about the 2007 and 2011 world cup they do not take Yuvraj Singh\u2019s name. He added that no one underrated the performance, it was all PR and marketing. He said that the people had been told, who won them the 2007 and 2011 world cup, but in reality it was the team effort and not the individual effort that mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further added that no individual can win a big tournament. He asserted that the truth is India is not a team obsessed country but an individual obsessed country. He said in India individuals are bigger than teams. He also cited the example of other nations like Australia, New Zealand and England where the team was bigger than individuals. He said all the stake holders from the broadcaster to the media and everyone had been reduced to a PR agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He claimed that if the broadcaster did not give credit to a player then he would always be underrated. He said that this was the primary reason why India had not won an ICC trophy a long time. He further claimed that this hero worship dates back to 1983 when Kapil Dev won the World Cup for India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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