Vinesh Phogat, who has been the dharna’s most articulate spokesperson, called out India’s cricketers for their silence. Which brings us back to Vinesh Phogat’s question: what is it that stops India’s cricketers from doing the same? The instinctive deference that Indian cricketers offer up to authority has something to do with its shamateur past. India’s biggest businessmen bought into the new golden goose as did India’s most powerful politicians. #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.”With honorable exceptions like Kapil Dev, Bishen Bedi and Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketers are proxies, not agents.

Source: The Telegraph May 01, 2023 05:35 UTC