He Answered Every Question Asked of Him, Yet the Scrutiny Never Stopped

You wanted performance. He won Player of the Series. You wanted fitness. He lost 12 kilograms. You wanted consistency. He became the world's No. 1 ODI batter.

And still, after every series, the same message: one bad game could end his career. It's worth asking how any player is supposed to perform at their best with that kind of uncertainty hanging over them constantly.