Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) may be a popular Bollywood Actor. He may also be the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders. (KKR)Â But it does not mean that he can try to insult Sunil Gavaskar on a Cricketing issue. Of course, it does not also mean that whatever Sunil says should necessarily be acceptable to all. But to say “Buy a Team if you want to criticize” is a comment which only an extremely arrogant person can make and SRK is exhibiting such a tendency.
The controversy has arisen because the Kolkota Knight Riders which is one of the IPL cricket teams is owned by SRK . Its Coach is an Australian by name Buchanan and its Captain at present is none other than Saurav Ganguly the king of controversies.
It is a well known fact that Saurav like many of his former colleagues is on the other side of the hill as far as 20-20 cricket is concerned. He therefore stays in the IPL team more on his brand name and not on his current performance. He is also not a good leader of men (His earlier success was based on creating a loyal coterie of players around him at the expense of senior players) who can add value only as a captain.
If Saurav is not a certaninty in the playing XI, it was necessary for the Coach to ensure that there was a decent stratecy which could help him leave out Saurav from a match with as much finesse as possible. I think this was behind the strategy of “Multiple Captains” that Buchanan suggested. His suggestion would have enabled Saurav to keep the title of Captain of KKR team without being necessarily a Captain on the field for all matches. It was therefore a diplomatic suggestion.
The suggestion therefore would have reduced the importance of Saurav but could have been accepted as a novel strategy which would enable the coach to try different team combinations.
Of course the multiple captain theory would have meant that the Coach would be more powerful than the captain and this would have followed the trend in other games like Hockey, Football and Tennis. We know that at least once an Indian Olympic hockey team had two captains. We donot know if this was the best thing to happen in Cricket. But if it was an experiment just like the Aluminium Bat or onfield chatting with captains of a fielding team etc, then it could have been given a try.
By converting the issue into a Pro Ganguly and Anti Ganguly argument with “Australian” conspiracy to boot, Ganguly and his trusted friends in the media have created an unwanted controversy. If Bangalore Royal Challengers could replace the current test player like Dravid with an English Captain, there was no reason why KKR could not have considered say Ponting as captain instead of Saurav at least for some matches.
While this is a cricketing issue and if Gavaskar has a view on the same, he is entitled to express his views in his column or elsewhere. If SRK feels that all journalists who want to criticize or comment about his team should do so only if they own a team of their own, it looks foolish.
Sunil Gavaskar is not a simple journalist. He is also not simply an  icon player for a single Franchisee like Ganguly is. He is in fact an icon player for Cricket in India. He is as much respected as Sachin Tendulkar is since it was he who changed the mindset of Indian Cricket from being a team fighting for draws to a team which could hope for Test victories. Only persons who have followed Indian Test Cricket from at least the 60s will be able to appreciate the psychological difference Gavaskar’s 774 runs in the 1970 WI series made to Indian cricket. These 774 runs and the subsequent exploits of Gavaskar on the Cricket field are worth several times more in terms of money than what SRK has paid for the KKR franchisee.
To ridicule such a person’s comment and to question his authroity to comment soley on the basis that SRK has invested money is unacceptable as Gentleman Behaviour.
It would not be unfair if somebody asks SRK, “Please make 10 runs in Test Cricket against Holding-Roberts et al before criticising Gavaskar’s ability to express a cricketing point of view.”
I feel that SRK owes an apology for Gavaskar and for the Indian Cricket fans for having made such an arrogant statement belittling the “Little master”.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackShahrukh khan is not arrogant and neither did he insult Mr. Gavaskar. You should know that Shahrukh khan said he respected gavaskar a lot and he has all the right to commment on anything he wants. but he is the owner of the team, he is the entrpreneur and the risk taker who has put in a lot of money for success and since he didn’t get it the traditional way they are trying new things which should be seen as positive and not frowned upon before they are tried out. Mr. Gavaskar went saying that buchchanan is bringing queensland army and that how the owner was being milked and hoodwinked. Shahrukh khan is a very intelligent person and businessman. that is why even in the last ipl, he was the only one who earned profits despite losing.so please give the idea a breathing space and give the guy(SRK) some breathing space and don’t keep taking potshots at him just becoz u don’t like him.
This comment is totally one sided. before making comment u should read sunil Gavskr column, he commented not only four captain theory but on person things also.
who is saying that sourav is on the other side of hill as far as 20 20 cricket is concerned…u can watch his record in 20 20 ….he is in top 25 list of run getters in 20 20. he was the most succesful bowler in IPL in terms of economy..last year….and in case of srk’s arrogancy i dont tink he is arrogant….anyone can be freustrated if someone says about his team evn u can be frustrated ………SOURAV GANGULY is the most successful captain in indian history till now now body can question mark his leadership skills
SRK is not arrogant, but you are for putting your negative unsubstantial opinions on the web. Go get a life.
I’m amazed at Naavi’s knowledge of cricket.Does he know that Saurav was the most economic bowler in the last IPL and scored highest runs for KKR ?
As for going ‘above the hill’ on the age issue, does he know ages of Warne,Mcgrath,Jayasuriya or Sachin ? What was Sachin’s contribution in last IPL vis-a-vis Dada ? When will Indians will raise above regional bias ? In respect of age,what is true for Sachin , has to be true for Ganguly as well.
hey naavi u idiot first go n see the interview video on http://www.bollywoodhungama.com n then comment on SRK attitude. you stupid person
I can see some Ladies are commenting here and defending a Cricket Illiterate SRK Khan. Achal,
Nita etc Since when have you been starting watching Cricket? From IPL? when Lalit Mafia Modi invited this Non Cricketing Barbarian Sharkh Khan. It is not your Dirty Film industry or Fashion show or Disco or Candle Light dinner.
Please stay away from Cricket. we don’t need stupid female viewers like you who can’t even distinguish between Square Cut and Late Cut or Sewing and spin. Cricket Itself is a big entertainer. we don’t need to import any stooge like SRK in Cricket.
Rocky Idiot,
Your Run is limited to only Bollywood Hungama or Crap film sites. Are yo going to advise us to read Match review of Taran Adarsh? Refer Cricketnext or Cricinfo not any trash filmi sites
Gavaskar is a great player and what he said abt buchanan is absolutely right. Pls read what Mcgrath has said today abt buchanan’s theory first. Very few accept his theories. multiple captaincy is not just undermining ganguly’s stand but also will create problems for the other locals in the team who may find it difficult to gel with a foreign captain. Btw, ganguly also won 3 MOM last IPL and all 3 times has single handed won for his team. SRK must hv actually got upset more with the comment that buchanan was milking the team (cld be true) since that makes him look foolish. I wld still say that gavaskar knows better. And also SRK made more money than others last yr bec. of the crowd who attended due to ganguly. Im sure if IPL was held in India, buchanan wld not hv mentioned abt this multiple theory n neither srk support it bec they know then the stands wld be empty.
guyz like gavaskar, mcgrath, fleming who are legends of this game are wrong and a cheap ‘good-for-nothing’ bekar-star is right. man srk needs to respect them or soon he will lose respect from his fans. humiliating an indian legend like gavaskar is a national shame and he needs to realize this. I feel sorry for SRK. He needs a piece of mind. god help him.
Have you actually read Gavaskar’s column before you write this? It was really heavy-handed and it sounds like a personal attack against Buchanan. I’m not an Indian and when I read it, to me it seems to drip with racial sentiment against Australian coaches.
And Saurav didn’t cause this issue of Pro Ganguly and Anti Ganguly.. it’s the fans and media that did it.
Shah Rukh’s reply to Gavaskar was apt. He was polite and logical. Why did Gavaskar attacked the idea of multiple-captaincy so vociferously in the first place? If it had been voiced by the coach of Deccan Chronicle’s team, would he have bothered to even comment about it in first place?
srk is not arrogant at all!!!!! wat he said was absolutely right……
SRK is not arrogant!!
He does not want to hear bad comments about his team and nobody does either. How you would feel if someone critizized your team. SRK is the best and he is always nice.
This article is absolute rubbish. And for all of you commenting against SRK.. its a pity you cant even understand basic english. Listen to what he said and comprehend it before making a comment like he is arrogant or doesnt know what he’s doing blah blah. This whole article is such a waste of time. Kartik, tanoy and Naavi.. you sound like those damned aaj tak journalists who make a non issue such a big issue.
I have to agree with those who write that SRK is not arrogant, and that people should watch the video before commenting…nobody is more respectful of cricketing legends than Shah Rukh.
Also, SRK DOES know a bit about cricket…he was captain of his school cricketing team and has retained an avid interest in the sport since then.
Shah Rukh always works for the advancement of all sports, not for his own ego. He wants to innovate and bring T20 to the masses…
I agree with Naavi that Khan’s comment was totally off the mark.
It is like asking a renowned film critic to make a film if he criticizes an actor !
But I strongly disagree with Naavi on the comments he makes on Sourav. Dada was at his best phase in cricket when he was forced to retire by the cunning politician bosses of Indian cricket. As many have pointed out he has done well personally in last IPL season. And he certainly cant be blame for team’s losses when the top players left midway or were injured last season.
I think, India is a free country and everyone has freedom to express his views. Gavaskar did not do anything wrong here. He has right to criticise and so is true for Shahrukh khaan. He can criticise Gavaskar if he didnt like the comments but no one needs to buy a cricket team to make comments or criticise. That was redicoulous statement made by Shahrukh Khaan. Agreed to Author here!!!
srk is not at all arrogant to gavaskar sir
if anyone critises a team which is owned by anyone, it brings guiltiness to the owner of the team so isay srk rocks with the team n no one can judge his ability mind it!!!!!!!!!!!
SRK is not et al arrogant. He clearly mentioned in his speech tat he respects Gavaskar a lot . He was only protecting his team n coach from unnecessary controversies. N SRK din actually criticise Gavaskar’s suggestion . he said fisrt we should give some breathin space for Multiple captancy n den see. But no as usual ppl r stuck at his one statement tathe asked Gavaskar to buy his own team . Grow up guys n search for some meaninful controversies
Hey who telz $rk iz wrong.Dont b dumb when u know d reality.$rk did right thing since anybody defends against himself & he also owns d team dan y he wl let others 2 talk rubbish against his strategies…..
If people are agreed that shah rukh khan can comments in a way he commented on Sunil Gavaskar then in future Film star Govinda can come forward and say that Dilip Kumar cannot comment on him because he invested in a film and makeit, if Dilip Kumar does not like his film then he should make a film see it and like it.
This is shamefull that now a days people like shah rukh khan who perform at parties by dancing and earning his livelyhood by entertaining people are criticising people like Sunil Gavasker who representing The most respseted sport that is cricket the gentlemens game.
Money has spoiled even educated people that is the reason Shah rukh criticises Gavaskar and more bad is that we are debation on this.
Gavaskar cannot keep insulting people and not expect an insult in return. SRK doesnt mess with anyone for fun (and everyone knows Gavaskar gets a kick out of it)
SRK has a job of backing up his unit and he is doing just that!
Firstly, I think this whole issue is pointless. I don’t think Gavaskar or for that matter Shah Rukh can be judgemental about anything. The whole issue is prosaic and blown out into a billion pieces – appearing nothing less significant than innuendoes.
Let’s just wait and watch to see how KR performs in the future, which by the way looks firmly like Cr&p —they’re almost on the bottom of the pile – so much for jeet bole jeet bole and jeet jayenge(yes shah Rukh guess you had better change those lyrics first – there are people out there laughing at it and your immaturity). As for Gavaskar – Sir, please do yourself a favour and apply thy knowledge to worthier causes – what this team does is their business, just let go.
In short let’s see who wins the IPL…and judge whether that anthem of KKR or the issue of a 100 monkeing captains is the issue…
Yes he is arrogant and every successfull bussiness man should have that feature to grow other wise we all know the outcome ..Lets accept it that he is doing his business nothing personal…
yaar…why so much discussions … everyone knows that SRK is a devil…remember what he did when hrithik was launched…he is very insecure…he just wanted to be no.1…by any means…he danced in award ceremonies to get best actor award…that is why aamir dont accept these awards…he paid channels & agencies to promote him…also defame other stars(salman)….he is not a king khan…he is KING KONG…i firmly believe that he & his friends are disease to film industry…which has to be cured..another thing…his six packs…man he looks like a MAJDOOR..digging roads…also he promoted it like anything…god utha le….mujhe nahin….
SRK is not acting in IPL, he’s doing Business in IPL and that’s why everything is fair in Business.
The bottomline is this. Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri, Rahul Dravid and many others belong to the “good gentleman” league of cricket. Sourav Ganguly (I admire him for his courage and reckless persevearance and creating a team that could win the world cup) belongs to a different kind of league where you question the authority if you have to and call a spade a spade. He can be a gentleman when he has to and a rogue when he has to . It needs a special skill with equal doses of courage and wisdom.
After having said that, I totally believe that the noutanki walas of bollywood are ruining the legacy of Indian cricket by using their cheap money and fame as a ruse to insult a legacy they hardly understand. Even if they comment, they should stop calling the cricket players “yaar” “Saala” and horrific street-slangs. Sure I might sound like a elitist snob but I absolutely hate seeing Yuvraj singh dancing to bollywood tunes and SRK hazing Indian cricket team on live TV using borderline hate-speech, all under the guise of cheap noutanki!
Shame on SRK. He should just stick to entertaining the guests at millionaire weddings with his stupid bollywoodisms!
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