Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has made a shocking statement on the ‘Mr Fix-it’ controversy that shocked Indian cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Before the final Test against Sydney in Australia, news emerged that a senior player was trying to put himself forward as the interim captain.
Virat Kohli was seen as a suspect in the entire controversy as the Indian Express report claimed that a ‘Mr Fix-it’ was trying to take over the reins of the Indian team in the wake of Rohit Sharma’s poor form with the bat.
Uthappa believes that Kohli or KL Rahul may be suspects in this unfortunate controversy. Although he did not mention the exact name, Uthappa criticized that player for trying to disturb the atmosphere in the dressing room.
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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul chosen as suspects by Robin Uthappa
While speaking to Lallantop, Robin Uthappa opened up about the entire ‘Mr Fix-it’ controversy and revealed his own methods when he was in the dressing room. Consider that it is not okay to bother a player in the middle of a series or tournament.
“I’m the type of person that, if something happens, I mention it directly. In the team I know the people individually. But when there is a tour, a tournament, I don’t talk to any of them because every player has his own routine and mentality,” Uthappa said.
“At that time, it doesn’t seem right to me to enter their space. So I don’t talk to anyone during a tournament, nor send messages to anyone, even if they play well or badly. If they are playing badly, then I leave them a message to motivate them.” .
“If they’ve done well, made some records, then I congratulate them. But other than that I don’t interact. But on this, 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 it would be a senior player and specifically named Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. He criticized the player for trying to create differences during an important series.
“They are veteran players. “It could be KL Rahul, Virat Kohli. We believe Rahul is not old, he has been in the team for the last eight or nine years. In that sense, it is speculative. But there is another side to this too,” the former India opener observed.
“But what do I care? May the Indian team be perceived well. Especially during the course of a major series. This is the most important series and during that, even if that happens, keep it inside, why take it outside? Families have differences at any time,” he added.
Rohit Sharma withdraws from Sydney Test
India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma had poor form with the bat and scored just 31 runs in three Tests of the Test series against Australia at a measly average of 6.20. Rohit dropped out of the last Test in Sydney due to his poor form.
Jasprit Bumrah led India in Sydney but could not prevent the team from losing the series 1-3 to hosts Australia. Bumrah was injured midway during the Sydney Test and Virat Kohli took over as India’s captain.
While Rohit had a bad run, Virat Kohli also 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 interacting with the players as captain on numerous occasions.