New Delhi: After Gujarat Titans won the TATA IPL 2022, the team’s skipper and all-rounder Hardik Pandya emerged as a star. On the other hand, he was among the celebrities who got trolled on social media for sharing his “struggles,” although many were arguing that he was stating the minimum discipline required to maintain a schedule.
It can be learned that celebrities from various sectors of stardom “complaining” about their “struggles” is not something netizens are interested in hearing. Every time, someone has attempted in telling about their struggles, hasn’t gone well on the Internet. This started with Ananya Panday, who inspired memes after Siddhant Chaturvedi’s terrific reply.
Now, Hardik Pandya is bearing the burnt after a Twitter user shared a snippet of his interview in which he stated that for four months he slept at 9:30 in the night and woke up at 5:00 in the morning for training.
It can be said that Twitteratis found it a struggle to find the struggle in sleeping 7.5 hours. Pandya was speaking about working hard during his six months off before making a comeback. “I always worked hard in my life, and it has always given me the result I wanted.” However, many defended the comment as well.
See some of the reactions here:
Struggling to see the “struggle” in a 7.5 hour sleep schedule, but filing this away in the list of “elite athlete struggles” that currently contains Yastika Bhatia’s forsaking of chicken biryani. pic.twitter.com/XnVoG7NPmj
— Vaishnavi Bhaskaran (@vaishbhaskaran) June 12, 2022
I think your opinion is totally unjustified. He came back from a severe back injury, started bowling 4 overs a match when people didn’t think he’ll bowl again. Led from example, changed his batting style completely. Legitimate to take pride in his hard work
— Sansiddh Jain (@sansiddh) June 12, 2022
Bhai soldiers ka to chodo an average working class Indian male/female will be absolutely thrilled if you tell them come what may you will get to sleep for 6 hours let alone 7.5 hours.
— Sanjay More (@sanjaymore27) June 12, 2022
Right? So random. You’re working hard to put yourself in a good position. How else will he buy 5cr watches and get into trouble with customs?
— Vaishnavi Bhaskaran (@vaishbhaskaran) June 12, 2022
Here’s how fans defended Pandya’s comments:
The problem is not with him taking pride. All credit to him. The problem is this statement, he seems to imply that he has struggled because of a lifestyle change. Literally 100s of wrestlers at chhatrasal follow this same lifestyle for their lives and that’s just one example
— Ashish Kumar Rai (@ashish_raiii) June 12, 2022
Not to forget that 75% of his life and sporting journey have been in tough times. You don’t adopt a complex just because you suddenly make money.
Access and privilege are real issues but really this is not it.
— Strike (@BirbalonEth) June 12, 2022
Ah. We are not playing Olympics of Struggle. His struggles are as valid as Yastika’s.
Constant injury, doubts about comeback & other off-field things can take a huge toll on mental health.Need not to put Hardik down while make case for Yastika B. https://t.co/dWPhtU28Sv
— Po (@pandaa03_) June 12, 2022