‘Whoever Mr. Fix-It is, must be named and shamed’ - Robin Uthappa

The Indian dressing room descended into massive chaos after the loss in Melbourne in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But the controversy had already seen its way into the dressing room. A day before the Sydney Test, the Indian Express reported that a senior player in the side claimed himself as “Mr. Fix-It,” creating a fraction within the side. 

Rohit Sharma eventually stood down, letting Jasprit Bumrah lead India in the fifth and final Test in Sydney. In the wake of that, former Indian opener Robin Uthappa said that the player must be named and shamed, for such behavior is not good for Indian cricket. He said the player must be ashamed of himself for putting his "personal agenda" ahead of the team.

“Whoever Mr. Fix-It is, I think, is an absolute disappointment of a human being at this point in time. I think whoever that is, he should be really ashamed of himself. At a time when you need to keep the team together to progress a personal agenda, is completely, in my opinion, pathetic. You don’t put yourself ahead of your team, irrespective of how bad things are,” said Uthappa.

“At that point in time, you actually double down on your team. You double down and say, ‘I’ll do whatever is required at that point in time.’ Whoever this person is, whether it’s a senior, or not a senior, it does not matter, has to be named and shamed. This has to stop. This level of childishness and personal agenda being driven forward at a time when the team needs more unity has to stop,” Uthappa added.

Recently, reports emerged that Rohit Sharma is not in the selectors’ plans for India’s next Test assignments, particularly for the England tour in July. But the Mumbaikar, in an interview during the lunch break, made it clear that he hasn’t retired from the format yet.