My intent wasn’t to throw shade on someone or on superficialities such as bodily art and facial hair, which don’t matter to cricket. Any contrast I drew was to doff my hat to an old school, Dravid-Laxman-esqe style of cricket that seems less prevalent of late. New normal, post T20, appears too focused on slogging, sledging, style, swagger, sponsorship, stardom and social media. In this milieu, a certain type of cricketer is under rated and under appreciated. There’s something about only letting bat, captaincy and results do the talking that strikes a chord, especially under trying circumstances. Like having portfolio and performance speak rather than the person.
My intent wasn’t to throw shade on someone or on superficialities such as bodily art and facial hair, which don’t matter to cricket. Any contrast I drew was to doff my hat to an old school, Dravid-Laxman-esqe style of cricket that seems less prevalent of late. New normal, post T20, appears too focused on slogging, sledging, style, swagger, sponsorship, stardom and social media. In this milieu, a certain type of cricketer is under rated and under appreciated. There’s something about only letting bat, captaincy and results do the talking that strikes a chord, especially under trying circumstances. Like having portfolio and performance speak rather than the person.