DTVHINDI“If there was an event for making excuses, we would have won the gold medal every time” – Sunil Gavaskar’s shocking statement
India did not get a single gold medal in the Paris Olympics. Sunil Gavaskar & Prakash Padukone (Pic Source-X) The performance of Indian badminton players was not good in Paris Olympics 2024. After which former veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone expressed a lot of disappointment. He had said that this time all the institutions like the government, SAI and TOPS had done all the work on their part, now the time has come that the players will also have to take their responsibility. After this statement of his, he had to face a lot of criticism. Meanwhile, veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has supported Prakash Padukone. He said, ‘People of this country are experts in making excuses, if there was an event for this, we would have won gold every time. Prakash Padukone has always stayed away from the news. His whole life has been like this. Some people are taking his statement in the wrong way. In fact, these people know him, yet they are saying such things. Sunil Gavaskar came out in support of Prakash Padukone Gavaskar further said, ‘What did he say? He said that players today get all kinds of facilities. They also have the support of the federation and the government. In such a situation, players should take responsibility for their performance. He put his point across well. He did not question anyone. Some people twisted his statement. After this people started criticizing him. He started putting forth his point without knowing anything. He said, ‘If a player does not take responsibility for his performance, then who will? What wrong did he say? People say that the timing was wrong. But it is better to say this at the time when the player is looking for an excuse. He could have said this in the changing room as well, but believe me, public criticism has a huge impact on a player.’
