Ex-Player of India Gautam Gambhir Aims Fresh 2011 World Cup PR Dig

Former Indian player Gautam Gambhir maintains that Yuvraj Singh didn’t get the recognition he deserved for India’s 2011 World Cup triumph.

Former cricketer of team India Gautam Gambhir once again brought up the 2011 World Cup triumph debate, suggesting how certain players’ PR makes them heroes while others have to settle for the tag of being called ‘underdogs’. Gambhir gave the example of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who was named Player of the Tournament after India’s victorious campaign in the 2011 World Cup. But he feels he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for his pivotal contribution to the team’s heroic campaign.
In a chat, Gambhir said that Yuvraj didn’t get the recognition he deserved because he didn’t have a good PR agency. The cricketer-turned-politician also fumed at ‘broadcasters’ for acting as PR agencies for players. By the time India won, your innings were sort of overshadowed by Mahi’s.
He said, “When people talk about knocks or underrated players, they are actually the ones who underappreciate, as no one is underrated.”
“If today I have machinery and I have to pick two people where I show one person for two hours and fifty minutes and the other person for 10 minutes only, then a person shown for 2 hours and 50 minutes will become a brand. Then don’t say that we do not get numbers when we show the other guy because the other guy is not a brand. When you did not show the other person, you did not value the other person. Unless you value the other person, he won’t value himself, and how will the country value him? In this World Cup, one good thing happened, and I am pleased that we became a bowling-obsessed nation by batting one. Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammad Siraj are getting appreciated for their hard work.”