Because imagine being that person standing there in the SRH jersey, taking the time to dedicate an entire little celebration to the supporters, literally holding up a handwritten “This one is for Orange Army”, and proudly saying “Mera khoon orange hai” basically telling the fans, you’re my people, this is our thing, I belong here. And then months/years later, those very same spaces become places where you're constantly mocked, your abilities are questioned, your intentions are scrutinised, your captaincy prospects are ridiculed, normal praise for you gets labelled “PR”, people obsess over your personal life, and every little thing you do somehow becomes ammunition against you. Like imagine giving a franchise and its supporters that level of emotional loyalty only to eventually be treated like some disposable “useless opener” by the same fanbase that once celebrated you. That “This one is for Orange Army” hits VERY differently when you look at the discourse now. It isn't even just about whether he should stay at SRH or leave anymore; it's the sheer irony of someone publicly embracing the identity of the franchise and its supporters, only for parts of that same ecosystem to relentlessly tear him down later. And THAT is why when I say I want him out, it's not simply “omg trade him because I'm mad” there’s genuinely something heartbreaking about watching someone who once said “Mera khoon orange hai” potentially reach a point where leaving that orange might actually be the healthier option for him. And honestly? Let them find their “better alternative” then. Let them replace their apparently “useless opener” and see how that works out. Maybe then everyone can finally experience the peace they apparently want so badly. Because constructive criticism? Absolutely. Bullying someone who has literally given you his loyalty and then acting like HE is the problem? Nah. That's a whole different level of ungratefulness. I genuinely need big ass binoculars to find from where people get the audacity to JUDGE players, Abhishek or literally ANYONE else. Constructive criticism is one thing, and this is straight up bullying at this point. You can criticise his batting, technique, performances in certain conditions or captaincy suitability, that’s sport and part of being a professional cricketer. But when it becomes relentlessly chasing the same player everywhere, making personal digs, speculating about his personal life, questioning his intentions and calling every bit of praise “PR”, then what are we even doing anymore? Every time I open Reddit, I find different girls people think he’s dating, people saying he doesn’t deserve any captaincy, people saying he “hasn’t done anything in cricket” like WTF and WHO ARE YOU to hand out verdicts on a professional cricketer’s entire career? You don’t have to rate Abhishek, nobody is forcing you to, but if he’s supposedly so irrelevant and “hasn’t done anything”, why are you discussing him 24/7/365?  This whole “Abhishek PR alert” nonsense genuinely kills me because apparently saying “this player is good” now requires a clearance certificate proving you aren’t PR. 💀 If only you knew the amount of nasty shit they’ve been spouting against Abhishek for MONTHS now, you’d understand why I’m so damn tired of this constant hate on these subs. Atp it’s just an organised hate club with a Reddit account. And honestly, I’m so done that I just want him GONE from that tinpot franchise so he can breathe somewhere away from this perpetual nonsense, and yes, I want to see their brand value go from heaven to hell too because let’s not rewrite history here. SRH wasn’t exactly being talked about with this level of consideration before 2024, and a massive part of that post 2024 identity was the Abhishek Travis hard hitting opening pair!! Obviously SRH’s commercial value isn’t solely dependent on one player, but pretending Abhishek hasn’t been a significant part of the franchise’s current identity is equally ridiculous. Let them find themselves a “better alternative” to this apparently “useless opener” so we can finally have some peace. Maybe then everyone can stop obsessing over him every five business minutes and move on with their lives. Because honestly, imagine dedicating years of your IPL career to a franchise and then having random strangers on Reddit conduct a full psychological profile on you because somebody suggested you might be captaincy material. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I mean the AUDACITY.

Maybe it's time for him to bleed another colour.