I don't think those comparisons really apply to the one Ashwin used. His comments were inelegant but I don't see them as in any way malicious.That's how sportsmen think, they think from their hearts and may end up saying something naive.
I remember how Dravid compared Harbhajan Singh with Sobers after he scored 2 fiery tons against NZ in back to back tests. Or how Yusuf Pathan was compared to Viv Richards after his 37 ball 100 by VVS Laxman. Not that I'm comparing what Dravid and Laxman said with the bizarre statement from Ashwin, but the point here is that do not expect anything objective from a sports person unless he's a Cambridge pass out like Mike Atherton.
No, this does not seem correct. Most likely he already knew about the tragedy and, in a moment of thoughtless stupidity (or over-thought cleverness, pick your poison), he saw it fit to compare it to the hiatus forced on his team. One does not just google up stuff to compare their situation to.I didn't know about the Munich incident prior to him stating this. He must have done a huge amount of research to have found something to mirror the CSK recovery.
I think most football fans would know about it. I knew and I don't think I've ever watched a full game.I didn't know about the Munich incident prior to him stating this. He must have done a huge amount of research to have found something to mirror the CSK recovery.
But choosing this event was so not suitable.
Misquote or not, this is unacceptable
What? Thats even stupider than something Ashwin might say.Cant expect anything less from guy bowling (throwing) with a bent arm.
Ashwin is like most new-generation Indians. Ill-read, awareness stemming primarily from internet memes and little else, but who nevertheless carry a giant chip on their shoulders. Toxic mix of entitlement and subdued inferiority complex.Haha, what a stupid thing to say.