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Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has made a shocking claim about the ‘Mr Fix-it’ controversy that rocked Indian cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Before the final test against Sydney in Australia, the news reports emerged that a senior player was trying to present himself as the interim captain.
Virat Kohli was seen as a suspect in the whole controversy as the Indian Express report claimed that a ‘Mr Fix-it’ was trying to take the reigns of the Indian team in the wake of Rohit Sharma’s poor form with the bat
Uthappa believes that either Kohli or KL Rahul may be the suspects in this unfortunate controversy. Although he did not take the exact name, Uthappa slammed this player in an attempt to upset the dressing room environment.
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Virat Kohli, KL Rahul picked as suspects by Robin Uthappa
While talking to Lallantop, Robin Uthappa opened up about the whole ‘Mr Fix-it’ controversy and revealed his own methods when in the dressing room. He feels it’s not right to bother a player in the middle of one series or a tournament.
“I’m the type of person, if something happens, I mention it directly. In the team, I know people individually. But when there’s a tour, a tournament, I don’t talk to any of them because each player has his own routine and mindset,” said Uthappa.
“Right now, I don’t feel right entering their space. So I don’t talk to anyone during a tournament, and I don’t message anyone, whether they’re playing well or badly. If they’re playing badly, then I leave a message to motivate them “.
“If they’ve done well, they’ve made some records, then I congratulate them. But besides, I don’t interact. But in that, I don’t know who Mr. Fix-it is. People say it’s speculation. For me, in the ‘Indian team there is no smoke without fire,’ he added.
Who is ‘Mr Fix it’ according to Robin Uthappa?
When asked to identify the player, Robin Uthappa predicted that the player would be a senior and specifically named Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. He hit the player for trying to create differences during an important series.
“They are senior players. “It could be KL Rahul, Virat Kohli. We think Rahul is not senior, he has been in the side for the last eight-nine years. In that sense, it is speculative. But there is another side to it as well,” observed the former India opener.
“But what do I care, that the Indian team is perceived well. Especially during the course of an important series. This is the most important series and during that, even if that happens, keep it inside, for why take her out? Families have differences at any time,” he added.
Rohit Sharma ruled out of Sydney Test
India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma endured poor form with the bat and scored just 31 runs in three Tests of the Test series against Australia at a miserable average of 6.20. Rohit was dropped for the last Test in Sydney due to his poor form.
jasprit bumrah he led India in Sydney but could not prevent the team from losing the series 1-3 to hosts Australia. Bumrah was injured midway through the Sydney Test and Virat Kohli took over as India’s captain.
While Rohit endured a bad run, Virat Kohli too had a disappointing run. Kohli scored 190 runs in five Tests at an average of 23.75. Even when Rohit was the captain, Kohli was seen engaging with the players as captain on numerous occasions.
