Gilchrist, Hayden - there is a world beyond your nose.

The first thing which entered my mind on reading Gilchrist statement supporting Hayden was the old saying “No man is an island”. For defending Hayden’s ‘obnoxious’ behaviour, this was what Gilchrist had to say:

"I've never cared to think what other teams think of Matthew Hayden," he said.

"He's one of the most well-respected people in our team and that's all that matters to me."

I ask both Gilchrist and Hayden, is it enough? Don’t you want your opponents respecting you?

If you say, yes that’s enough for us, I will ask one other question, Al Capone was the most respected man in the Mafia and do you respect him? An honest answer will be an exercise in self-awareness. It will help you both understand where exactly you stand.

Understand one thing, right or wrong, it is not how you see yourself, as one can delude yourself to be Jesus Christ, it is how the world sees you, as it is impossible to delude the world for long, that’s important.

One suggestion to both Gilchrist and Hayden, look beyond your nose, you will see a vast world out there. There is no humiliation in earning their respect.