Ee Gopu Monentha Engine?

This is the question on the lips of every Malayalee these days. For all those of you who dont understand Malayalam, well, my subject means why is Gopu Mon like this? Gopu Mon here is defintiely not a character out of a movie or a book or a children's serial for that matter, he is none other than our own Santhakumaran Sreeshanth, the very promising but very aggressive fast bowler in the Indian cricket team. After an admirable performance in the T20 series (especially that marvellous 4-1-12-2 in the Semi Finals against Australia), Gopu these days is in the news for all the wrong reasons- his attitude and aggression on the field and his extreme interest in getting into verbal wars with the Australian team members. Being personally present to watch the match at Kochi, I could understand how difficult it is for anybody to keep their cool when playing against the Australian team considering the kind of attitude they were showing off on the field. For any normal person, it is difficult to be normal anymore and Gopu has always been aggressive as certified by his friends. Little doubt then, that the boy got into a verbal war with the opposition. But what surprised me beyond measure was the kind of media exposure the whole episode was receiving. The cameras were focussed on Sreeshanth and the media went on and on about how bad he was on the field. No one even bothered to check how Symmonds and Hobbs and the others were behaving. Probably, the media wanted enough meat out of a match that was being held on Gopu's home ground :) All said and done, it is always in Sreesanth's best interest that he controls his emotions while on the ground. It is after years and years of toil that a guy from Kerala has made into the team and consolidated his position so well in the team. For a player who is so promising and whom the entire state will be willing to support, it is advisable that Sreeshanth learns to be cool and focus more on his line, length and pace. The boy has already spent a fortune on paying fine and penalty to the ICC. Lets hope that all this makes him a cooler person and that he shifts his focus to where it should rightly belong. Bowl ahead, Gopu! All the best to you!