Mumbai: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri He feels the rapport he has with players of his generation journalists It was far better than the cricketers of the present era and the writers who covered them.
Media is a function of the age and time in which one lives and the exponential growth of media houses, electronic and now digital space has made it very difficult for players to remain friends, as observed by the veteran of 80 Tests and 150 ODIs. Is.
“I think it’s changed. It’s changed since we’ve played the game. The equation we had with journalists was much better than the equation you see with the boys of today. And I I have been a part of the dressing room for the last seven years,” Shastri said at the launch of ‘It’s a Wonderful World’, a memoir by Khalid AH Ansari.
It was not difficult to understand the context as the veteran India wicketkeeper recently Wriddhiman Co: He had allegedly given some “threatening” messages to a journalist for refusing to oblige for an interview.
Shastri was one of the prominent former stars who urged Saha to publicly name and shame the journalist.
Former India all-rounder Shastri said that it is difficult to be in the headlines continuously.
“Though I don’t blame people, because the spotlight that is on today’s players is nowhere near the same as it was on us.”
Obviously the increase in the number of media personnel has a lot to do with it, he agreed.
“We had print media; there was television (Doordarshan) which had just started. But today with the media and platforms present in social media, news channels, the number of news channels covering sports, is untrue and it really is. Something that the players focus on,” said Shastri.
Noted commentator Shastri said that he has tried to discuss this with the players in his time.
“I think we’ve tried to discuss it (with them). To talk to the media as much as we can, but make sure it’s a proper kind of press conference where you can ask questions all at once. answer to.
“Because what happens is that a lot of things are taken out of context these days and I’m honest about that, because competition exists.”
“As a result, the player has no choice but to go to a shell, absolutely no choice and say I look within myself, focus on the game, my Cricket Talk and once I’m done and dusted, I can talk to anyone,” the 59-year-old added.
Media is a function of the age and time in which one lives and the exponential growth of media houses, electronic and now digital space has made it very difficult for players to remain friends, as observed by the veteran of 80 Tests and 150 ODIs. Is.
“I think it’s changed. It’s changed since we’ve played the game. The equation we had with journalists was much better than the equation you see with the boys of today. And I I have been a part of the dressing room for the last seven years,” Shastri said at the launch of ‘It’s a Wonderful World’, a memoir by Khalid AH Ansari.
It was not difficult to understand the context as the veteran India wicketkeeper recently Wriddhiman Co: He had allegedly given some “threatening” messages to a journalist for refusing to oblige for an interview.
Shastri was one of the prominent former stars who urged Saha to publicly name and shame the journalist.
Former India all-rounder Shastri said that it is difficult to be in the headlines continuously.
“Though I don’t blame people, because the spotlight that is on today’s players is nowhere near the same as it was on us.”
Obviously the increase in the number of media personnel has a lot to do with it, he agreed.
“We had print media; there was television (Doordarshan) which had just started. But today with the media and platforms present in social media, news channels, the number of news channels covering sports, is untrue and it really is. Something that the players focus on,” said Shastri.
Noted commentator Shastri said that he has tried to discuss this with the players in his time.
“I think we’ve tried to discuss it (with them). To talk to the media as much as we can, but make sure it’s a proper kind of press conference where you can ask questions all at once. answer to.
“Because what happens is that a lot of things are taken out of context these days and I’m honest about that, because competition exists.”
“As a result, the player has no choice but to go to a shell, absolutely no choice and say I look within myself, focus on the game, my Cricket Talk and once I’m done and dusted, I can talk to anyone,” the 59-year-old added.
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