What goes through the mind of the 12th man during a Test match

#1 Reputation at stake - I have made a hash of my reputation to the audience

It takes an eternity to carve out a respectable reputation while it can be demolished with a single act. It’s the duty of the twelfth man to serve the players and pass on messages from the coaching staff to the players in the playing arena.

However, a few portions of the crowd never leaves a chance to take a dig at players and make a mockery of them. As audience we expect cricketers to show their competence with the bat and the ball. A twelfth man can easily think that seeing him carrying drinks and towel may hamper their image as a cricketer.

Nonetheless, it will be hard to expect the same level of knowledge of the game from every person sitting in the stands. On the contrary, there are people who understand the value of every act involving the game.