Ajay Jadeja's sensational revelation about racism directed against Indian players of Kolkata Knight Riders' camp is shocking to say the least.
Speaking of an isolated incident,Jadeja revealed how an Indian player,Ajith Agarkar,was asked to come off while fielding and when asked why he was called back,one of the assistant coaches,reportedly Andy Bichel,who is the bowling coach said, "You bloody Indian, you do as you're told."
The alleged incident happened about 15 days ago and the team's owner Shah Rukh Khan intervened and resolved the issue.
If these details are true,it's a stunning reflection on why the Knight Riders' performance in this IPL is sooo bad...!
The one important thing that's noticeable with all the teams playing in the IPL or The Indian Premier League is the fact that almost all the teams have foreigners as their coaching staff,which is pretty difficult to understand.It's hard to fathom how a former Australian bowler like Andy Bichel,who was not a regular in the Australian team when he was a player,ended up as the Knight Riders' bowling coach..!!
What is his credentials..!!
IPL being an Indian domestic event,should have been used to promote Indian coaches..
The fact that this year's IPL is being held in South Africa,doesn't make it un-Indian...
There is no need to look far to find out why players like Indian bowler Ishant Sharma,who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders',continues to struggle in the IPL.Racism directed against Indians in IPL does not show either the Knight Riders' decision making body or the IPL top management or the BCCI in good light..
The senior coach of the Knight Riders',former Aussie coach Buchanan,had earlier,before the start of the tournament,made some ridiculous suggestions like multi-captaincy,as if he was presenting himself to be a very innovative coach..!
It was very clear that Buchanan wanted Savrav Ganguly,who was originally designated to captain the Knight Riders',out of captaincy and that was the only reason for that multi-captaincy suggestion.After making Brendon McCullam the captain,and ever after continuously loosing almost all of their matches,why the muti-captaincy policy is not yet implemented??
Now reading it with the latest racism stories coming out of the Knight Riders' camp,there seems to be some sinister minds at work.In such a situation it's quite natural to understand why Knight Riders' is lying at the bottom of the points table in the current IPL..!!
A big part of the blame for all this should go to the Knight Riders' team owner Shah Rukh Khan.Before the tournament he even engaged himself in a verbal duel with Sunil Gavaskar who commented about the negative impact of Buchanan's proposed multi-captaincy theory.And it will be interesting to know whether Mr.Shah Rukh Was part of the decision to make Brendon McCullam,who has not even captained New Zealand,the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders.
The worst thing Shah Rukh Khan did was to leave South Africa,mid-way through the IPL,instead of staying with the team and throwing out those who were treating Indian players badly.
No foreigner should be allowed to tamper with the pride of Indians,especially in an Indian competition.
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