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    The Un-expected Update from ICC regards T20 World Cup Besides Corona Spread

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    ICC T20 world cup 2020

    Due to the out break of corona virus many sports event have been postponed globally. One of the Indians favorite sport “Cricket” too faces the same. Many scheduled matches have been postponed, includes IPL, New Zealand tour of Australia,South Africa tour of India, Australia women’s tour of South Africa women’s.

    IPL postponed

    IPL- the most awaited tournament has been postponed to April 15 from March 29 and in oscillation regards execution. BCCI made this announcement after the meeting with IPL franchise. After this decision the IPL owners had a conference call and come out with a heart breaking decision.

    After all these incidents IPL franchise close their training camps and sent their players home. Twitter has been flooded with CSK skipper Dhoni’s emotional moment with fans before leaving Chepauk.

    Men’s T20 World cup

    One of the biggest event ICC T20 World Cup 2020 has been scheduled later this year in Australia. Despite of the corona spread The ICC confirmed that the 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia will “go ahead as scheduled” on Tuesday (March 17). 

    The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 scheduled to start from October 18 till November 15 across seven iconic venues in Australia.

    “In response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Local Organising Committee is monitoring the situation closely with relevant authorities, and will continue to do so,” ICC said in a statement.

    “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from 18 October – 15 November 2020 in seven venues across Australia. We are planning for the event to go ahead as scheduled,” the statement added.

    Previously Australia host the Women’s T20 world cup, Where hosts took the trophy by beating India in Finals on the International women’s day(March 8) at Melbourne.

    Corona virus status

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday (March 13) declared that the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has moved from China, where new cases reported have drastically decreased, to Europe, where most countries are seeing a climb in infections and fatalities.

     

    “Next few days things just got worse and worse”:Ricky Ponting Opens Talk on “Monkeygate” Scandal

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    Ricky Ponting opens talk on Monkeygate issue
    Ricky Ponting opens talk on Monkeygate issue

    The infamous “Monkeygate” scandal took place during the India’s tour of Australia in 2008. This controversy made a strain in the relationship between the two countries. Ricky Ponting, who was the captain of the Australian team, has shared his experience in which he has confessed that the sequence of events which followed was the lowest point of his captaincy stint.

    Ponting confessed

    “We all felt let down by the end result (of the the Monkeygate controversy). The fact that it got in the way of the way we played our cricket for the next Test match was probably the most disappointing thing,” Ponting told on the sky sports podcast.

    “So we go over there and India at Perth is game we expect to win and then we lost the match and after that the next few days things just got worse and worse,” he went on to add.

    “Monkeygate was probably the lowest (point in career as captain). Losing the 2005 Ashes series was tough but I was in full control of that. But I wasn’t in full control of what happened during the Monkeygate thing.”

    “It was a low point and also because it dragged on for so long. I remember coming off the ground during the Adelaide Test match and speaking to Cricket Australia officials about the case because the hearing was at the end of the Adelaide Test match.”

    The former Australian captain Ricky ponting states that he had cleared the remaining tension with Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble during his IPL stint with the Mumbai Indians.

    “Monkeygate”- How it begins

    The Australians were convinced the ‘Turbanator’ had taunted Symonds with the word “monkey”, a racially offensive insult.

    Matthew Hayden let Harbhajan know what he thought of it. Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke joined in as well. Umpire Mark Benson was alerted by the Australians of Harbhajan’s alleged racist remark, and the former has a word with the Indian. At the other end is an unperturbed Tendulkar, notching up another priceless century.

    Post Match Interview

    At the post-match press conference, Kumble uttered the immortal words: “Only one team was playing in the spirit of the game, that’s all I can say.”

    Australia’s boorish on-field behaviour, which had been drowned by unprecedented success over a decade, perhaps reared its ugliest head. Dailies across the country admonished their side. Their former players, too, pulled back no punches. Pacer Jeff Thomson’s views were probably the most scathing of them all.

    “The Aussies act like morons and bullies and they can’t cop criticism from someone like myself,” the pace ace said. “I think it was appalling that none of the Australians went over and shook Anil Kumble’s hand at the end of the Sydney Test. They just played up and carried on like idiots like they normally do.”

    ‘It isn’t ever acceptable’ – Jofra Archer Condemns Racist Abuse on Social Media

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    Jofra Archer

    England fast bowler Jofra Archer has again faced racial abuse and this time he received it on social media platform Instagram. The bowler on Tuesday condemned the act and called upon the authorities to take proper action.

    The 24-year-old pacer posted a screenshot of the message he received on Instagram by a fan who is presumably an Indian (going by his username).Where Archer states he is not able to understand as to why someone would make such comments.

    Archer shared a screenshot of one of the messages that he received during his recent live video. “Stupid what are your doing Blacky” and “Great Blacky” were the messages received by Archer on his Instagram DM.

    “I given a lot of thought about reacting to this and I hope no one else has to deal with stuff like this on a regular basis, it isn’t ever acceptable and should be addressed properly in my opinion. I will never understand how people feel so freely to say these things to another human being it baffles me, read the Archer’s story.

    Jofra Archers Instagram story
    Jofra Archers Instagram story

    This is not the first time that Archer has been exposed to racial abuse. Last year, during a Test match against New Zealand, Archer was exposed to racial slurs from the crowd.

    As a result, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) handed the fan a two-year ban from attending international and domestic matches in the country.

    A 28-year-old man from Auckland had admitted abusing the pacer during the first Test against England after a police investigation and was issued a verbal warning for using insulting language.

    Archer, who announced his arrival in international cricket during the ICC Cricket World Cup last year, went to make his Test debut in the subsequent Ashes series at home.

    Originally from Barbados, the 24-year old right-arm fast bowler is currently recovering from a stress fracture in his elbow. For the same Archer was ruled out of IPL 2020 which has been postponed to April 15.

    “As a result of the injury, he has been ruled out of England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka and the Indian Premier League 2020 season. He will now commence an injury rehabilitation programme with the ECB medical team with a view to be ready for the international summer campaign starting in June against West Indies in a three-match Test series,” the ECB had said in a statement last month.

    Warriors Seamer Andrew Birch Announced his Retirement: South Africa Cricket

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    Andrew Birch
    Andrew Birch

    The sports events have been pulled off globally due to the corona outbreak. Mean while South Africa’s Andrew Birch announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday(March 17).

    The 34 year old Andrew Birch had cricket in his blood. His grandfather had played cricket for the Borders in the 1940s and his brother Colin Borch also had trysts with franchise cricket. And Andrew grew up doing the same and metamorphosed into a bowling all-rounder.

    With more than 300 first-class wickets and 2000 runs, Birch is one of the pillars of the Warriors team at the first-class and list-A level. Birch has topped the bowling charts for them at a regular basis and even was the leading wicket-taker for the 2012-13 season in the domestic one day competition.

    His retirement comes prematurely after the One-Day Cup was cancelled ahead of the semi-finals. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday that they have terminated the one-day domestic competition and all forms of cricket for the next 60 days. The steps were taken to help curb the coronavirus pandemic that has spread around the world.

    Andrew Birch announced his retirement
    Andrew Birch announced his retirement

    Birch, who was expected to play in Wednesday’s semi-final against the Lions, called time on his career on his Instagram account.

    “I’m extremely proud of my career and I would like to thank each and every person that played a role in anyway,” he wrote.

    “I leave the game with the most incredible memories which I’ll look back on fondly in the years to come. Life long friendships have been made which I will forever treasure. Once again thanks guy’s! Now to the next chapter.”

    The 34-year-old finished on 330 wickets in 99 First-class appearances, 157 wickets in 109 List A games and 98 wickets in 84 T20s.

    Batting Average 

    Matches Innings Runs
    First class 99 153 2184
    List A 109 76 819
    T20s 84 39 250

     

    Bowling Average

    Matches Innings Runs
    First class 99 8556
    List A 109 4032
    T20s 84 84 2157

     

     

    WATCH : MS Dhoni Continue his Practice “Not in Cricket” as IPL Postponed

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    Dhoni returned to Ranchi
    Dhoni returned to Ranchi as IPL postponed to April 15

    Due to the outbreak of corona many sports event has been called off in terms of safety measures. Indian former captain MS Dhoni returned home from Chennai. Dhoni started his practice session from March 2 focusing the IPL 2020 which scheduled to start from March 29. After the BCCI announcement of IPL postpone, the franchise sent their players home.

    Dhoni’s arrival

    Chennai Super Kings is one of the IPL team with large fan base. CSK players starts their practice session in advance keen to register their fourth victory. CSK’s skipper MS Dhoni head to the camp and starts his practice from March 1. Dhoni received roaring reception from the franchise as well as from fans. Dhoni fans gets very excited as they see their “THALA” in action after 8 months.

    MS Dhoni was last seen in action against New Zealand, where India lost the semi final and dropped from the world cup 2019. MS Dhoni then made himself un available for the further International tour and his name hit the media when BCCI announced the list of centrally contracted players in January. Where MS Dhoni was dropped out from the list and this made MSD’s fan to get in confusion.

    As pointed out by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and India head coach Ravi Shastri, Dhoni’s international future depends on his performances in IPL 2020 which comes in to consider him in T20 World Cup planned later this year in Australia.

    Dhoni in practice session

    Dhoni is in preparation to show his all time best performance in IPL 2020 in order to get his slot back in T20 world cup squad. MS Dhoni’s fans starts flooding Chepauk from the very first day of Dhoni’s practice session. Twitter starts to flood with their THALA and CHINA THALA Suresh Raina’s practice video and images.

    MS Dhoni hits five sixes in five consecutive balls during the practice in Chepauk
    MS Dhoni hits five sixes in five consecutive balls during the practice in Chepauk

    A video where MS Dhoni hits five sixes in five consecutive balls made fans to get mouth watering and the video went viral without any doubt.

    In an another video China THALA Suresh Raina worshiped Dhoni’s bat after this incident happen, which shows Raina’s devotion towards cricket.

    Everything gets up side down at the moment when BCCI made the heart breaking announcement. Due to the out break of corona virus IPL has been postponed to April 15. This decision gets in action after the official meeting between BCCI and IPL franchises. Post the meeting IPL owners had a conference call and comes out with a decision which could cost them in future.

    Dhoni plays Badminton

    Due to these issues Chennai Super Kings called off their preparatory camp at Chepauk Stadium on Sunday. As a result their favorite star Dhoni return to his home where he received an heart touching sent off from fans.

    After reaching his home Dhoni continue his practice not in cricket but in indoor. Dhoni is seen playing badminton in the JSCA International Stadium Complex in the city.

    In another video, on Instagram, the 38-year-old is seen riding a motorcycle while being surrounded by fans in Ranchi. His followers are seen clicking selfies with the cricketer.

    Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) deferred their training camp, which was scheduled to begin on March 21. Three-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings as well as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have already canceled their camps.

    “Keeping in mind the health and safety of everyone involved, the RCB Training Camp scheduled to start on the 21st of March has been deferred until further notice. We request everyone to follow the guidelines provided by the Health Ministry and stay safe,” RCB tweeted.

     

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    Brad Hogg Claims this Particular Player Could Make a Double Ton in T20 Format

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    Brad Hogg points Rohit Sharma as the only person capable to score double ton in T20 format
    Brad Hogg points Rohit Sharma as the only person capable to score double ton in T20 format

    Brad Hogg points Rohit Sharma is the only person capable to score double hundred in T20 formats according to him. The Indian opener Rohit Sharma is the only person who bags triple 200’s in ODI format and also holds the highest individual(264) in ODI formats.

    A fan on Twitter asked Hogg, who he thinks will hit a double century first in the T20 format and Hogg mentioned Rohit in his reply while citing his illustrative strike rate in the game.

    “Rohit Sharma at presently is the only player I think capable of it. Good strike rate, all timing, and plays cricketing shots finding six options all around the ground, “Hogg tweeted.

    Hit-man’s record

    Rohit Sharma undoubtedly has a great figure in the T20 format. In 328 T20 matches he scored 8642 runs at an average of 32.24 and holds six centuries to his name. His highest score is 118 and he also bags 60 fifties at a strike-rate of 133.71.

    Rohit Sharma was last seen in T20I match against New Zealand, where India white washed New Zealand in that series. Due to an calf muscle injury Rohit has been ruled out of remaining series in New Zealand’s tour. Eventually India didn’t played any of that format after that.

    Rohit Sharma
    Rohit Sharma

    Hit man expected to make his return in IPL 2020 but due to the corona virus issue, the IPL has been postponed. In IPL Rohit plays for Mumbai Indians, the four time champion ahead of Chennai Super Kings who have their name in second position with three trophies.

    Rohit Sharma’s fan expect him to come out with some record in the upcoming T20 world cup planned later this year.

    “I’ll kiss you if you keep it,” James Neesham Trolled Ben Cutting regarding his beard

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    James neesham hilarious comment on Ben Cuttings beard photo shared by his wife Erinvholland
    James neesham hilarious comment on Ben Cuttings beard photo shared by his wife Erinvholland

    Due to the corona outbreak many sports event have been called off to reduce the spread. The famous IPL has been postponed and in oscillation for its execution. Recently IPL owners after a conference call states that they are ready to bear the losses as was no other choice but to bear what’s happening.

    Almost all the cricket matches have been called off due to the corona outbreak, where players started to find other avenues to pass time.

    Erin Holland’s tweet

    New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham, who is known off-the-field for his amusing activities across social media platforms, put on display another hilarious comments on social media platform Instagram. Neesham recently made a hilarious comment on Ben Cutting’s beard.

    Cutting’s wife and renowned host Erin Holland shared a picture in social media says”BYE BYE BEARD”, read the caption of the photo in which Erin Holland was pointing out towards her husband’s beard. Neesham, who didn’t shy away from posting a hilarious comment, where he mentioned that he would do the same regards kissing if he keeps his beard.

    Ben Cutting in PSL

    Both Cutting and Holland were in Pakistan recently for the ongoing fifth season of the Pakistan Super League. While Cutting was representing Quetta Gladiators in the tournament, Holland was covering PSL 2020 as a sports anchor.

    In the seven matches that Cutting played in PSL 2020, he dismissed eight batsmen at an average of 21.62, an economy rate of 10.62 and a strike rate of 12. The 33-year old player finished the season as its ninth-highest wicket-taker.

    With the bat in hand, Cutting scored 146 runs at an average of 29.20 and a strike rate of 189.61 including one half-century against Lahore Qalandars. Having won only four out of the 10 matches that they played, defending champions Gladiators couldn’t even qualify for the semi-finals of PSL 2020.

    “Sachin or Virat Kohli” Ishant Sharma Points Out His Favorite Player

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    Virat, Sachin and Ishant Sharma
    Virat, Sachin and Ishant Sharma

    The 31 year old Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma spokes out about his favorite Indian batsman. Ishant has been asked to choose between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, he is also the last of player who played with both.

    Kohli or Sachin – Ishant’s reply

    Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma are from the delhi and made their debut in Indian team with short difference. Ishant made his debut in the summer of 2007 whereas Kohli entered in 2008. Recently Ishant Sharma dragged in to the Indian test squad playing against New Zealand after recovering from the ankle injury. But ruled out in the second test match due to the same.

    As each day passes by, the comparisons between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are getting intense, both have been the best batsmen of their eras and Kohli is still going strong and gradually nearing Sachin’s tally.

    The brawl get its peak as Virat Kohli is just 133 runs behind to beat Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI record. Many experts believe that Virat Kohli would break Sachin’s record with his bat.

    Therefore, between the Indian cricket fans, two camps have been generated, one who believes that Kohli has already outshined the master blaster, the other thinks that he is yet to achieve it or will never be able to do it.

    In an interaction with the Cricbuzz, Ishant was asked who is his favourite batsman between Kohli and Tendulkar.

    “Virat Kohli is the best batsman I have ever seen play on a cricket field,” Ishant answered, a statement which he had on the tip of his tongue as soon as the question was asked.

    Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma
    Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma

    “Kohli or Dhoni”- Don’t want to create controversy 

    In the same interview Ishant Sharma has been asked to choose the best captain he played under. As he have played a significant amount of time under both Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. Ishant gave an un expected and straight forward reply that he don’t want to create controversy by mentioning a particular player name.

    “Both Dhoni and Virat are my favourite captains. I can’t pick one and create a controversy.” Ishant said.

    Also read : IPL owners had a conference call and comes out with a decision after BCCI announced the postpone.

    As T20 world cup is scheduled to play later this year, Dhoni is expected to make his way back to the squad after exposing his form in IPL 2020. But unfortunately the IPL has been postponed due to the corona virus outbreak.

     

     

    IPL Owners Had a Conference Call Regards BCCI Decision of Postpone : Report

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    IPL may postpone due to corona
    IPL may postpone due to corona

    The announcement of IPL postpone to April 15 due to the corona virus out break disappoints every one including the IPL franchise. One of the franchises officials claimed that the owners are set to have a conference call at 6 pm on Monday (March 16).

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (March 13) decided to suspend IPL 2020 till April 15, 2020 after the meeting with IPL franchise.

    In a statement, the BCCI said that it “will work closely with the Government of India along with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and all other relevant Central and State Government departments in this regard”.

    Regards Conference call

    “We are having a conference call today in the evening and we will discuss the situation, but just look around. Schools, colleges, malls, theaters have all been closed,” the official was quoted as saying by IANS.

    “In fact, even gyms have closed now after the fresh directive from the health department. So, in such a scenario, it is only obvious that we might get to a situation where the league may have to be called off for a season,” the official further added.

    While another official said that the franchises are ready to bear the losses as was no other choice but to bear what’s happening.

    “See, we will be having basic loses of around Rs 15-20 crore which comes with paying salaries and other things that come with the successful organization of the league,” the official claimed.

    “But there are other loses as well like those that come from merchandise sales etc. While tickets and all are insured, these are loses which the franchises will have to bear if the tournament doesn’t happen. But then, we all realise that nothing beats human safety,” the official added.

    The opening match of this year’s IPL was supposed to be played between the most successful teams of IPL – defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 29.

    “Brad Hogg Rates IPL and PSL” Result May Excite Everyone

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    Brad Hogg

    Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg, who was in India for the Road Safety World Series, has now returned back to Australia after the postponement of the tournament due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Hogg, who was representing Australia Legends in the tournament, took to his social media platform Twitter handle to announce his arrival back in Australia.

    Being asked several about T20 leagues, the 49-year old gleefully replied to his fans and expressed his opinion on the likes of the postponed Indian Premier League and the ongoing Pakistan Super League.

    Regards IPL and PSL

    When a fans asked Hogg to rate the IPL and the PSL out of 10, the chinaman bowler believed both the leagues to be at par with each other. Hogg, who gave nine points each to the IPL and the PSL, followed his judgement with explanation regarding both the leagues.

    IPL and PSL
    IPL and PSL

    Hogg, who played for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League till 2018, had represented Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals during his playing days in the IPL.

    The most awaited Indian Premier League has been postponed to mid of April due to the impact of coronavirus. The officials also hints that the IPL may cancel if it crosses the deadline(April 20). As Indian government imposed new visa restriction the involvement of foreign players remains doubt full.

    Hogg’s reply

    Hogg replied in an un-expected manner and stunned everyone

     

    WATCH : What MS Dhoni did before leaving Chennai as IPL Postponed to April 15

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    Dhoni left Chennai

    Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s videos of returning to practice had been doing the rounds for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League would have given his plentiful fans a chance of watching him do his thing on a cricket ground yet again.

    IPL postponed

    Due to the out break of corona virus BCCI along with IPL franchise decide to postpone the series on behalf of the safety measure. Previously IPL franchise agreed to play the matches behind the closed door with a condition. They request the BCCI to have a discussion with the particular Government department regards the visa restriction imposed till April 15.

    The BCCI arranged an official meeting with their IPL franchises on March 14(Saturday)  regards the IPL postpone. And come up with the decision to postpone the match to Mid of April. BCCI President Ganguly after the meeting states that ,“It will happen, because if it is April 15, then, in any case 15 days are gone, it has to be truncated. How truncated, how many games, I can’t say at the moment.”

    CSK left the camp

    Following the announcement regarding the postponement of the tournament, CSK have decided to send all their players back home. The preparation camp conducted by the franchise had seen the likes of Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla and others taking part.

    On the last day before returning home, Dhoni was seen greeting his fans and all other people associated with Chennai Super Kings. The legendary cricketers shook hands, signed autographs and interacted with fans despite the coronavirus scare.

    ‘It is up to my employers’: Sanjay Manjrekar breaks his Silence,Possible Three Reason for his Dismissal

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    Harsha Bhogle and Sanjay Manjrekar

    The former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar has been dismissed from the commentary panel recently. Sanjay Manjrekar was part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) commentary panel for many major ICC events ever since he took up the commentary gig post his retirement in 1996. While Manjrekar is one of the most experienced commentators in the world, the former Mumbai captain has been involved in quite a few controversies over the years.

    Meanwhile, apart from a statement, no particular reason has been released by any official stating as to why Sanjay Manjrekar was dropped. He has covered World Cups and many other ICC tournaments and is a mainstay in the commentary teams covering multi-nation cricket tournaments.

    Sanjay Manjrekar’s reply

    Regards the decision of BCCI board, Sanjay Manjrekar takes to twitter to reply to that action.

    “I have always considered commentary as a great privilege, but never an entitlement,” Sanjay’s tweet read.

    “It is up to my employers whether they choose to have me or not & I will always respect that. Maybe BCCI has not been happy with my performance of late. I accept that as a professional,” he added.

    Three possible reasons for his dismissal

    Manjrekar on Dhoni’s run out decision in last year IPL

    Sanjay Manjrekar is a proud Mumbaikar and there is nothing wrong with that. That does however, become a problem when you hold a position where you’re expected to play the part of the neutral with perfection. Manjrekar however, made no bones about his favouritism. In fact, during the IPL, he made it abundantly clear, where his heart lay.

    During last year’s IPL final, Manjrekar bluntly blurted his desire to see the third umpire rule MS Dhoni out in a controversial run-out decision. He did get his wish but also received a lot of flak and was called a Mumbai Indians cheerleader.

    Sanjay Manjrekar
    Sanjay Manjrekar

    Verbal abuse on Jadeja

    One of the biggest talking points from last year’s Cricket World Cup was Ravindra Jadeja’s levelling of Sanjay Manjrekar after the commentator called him a bits and pieces cricketer and expressed that he wasn’t a fan of cricketers like him.

    Jadeja shot him down by claiming that he had heard enough of his verbal diarrhoea before putting on an all-round clinic in the semi-final vs New Zealand. Manjrekar later admitted that he was off the mark with his unsavoury comments but the damage was already done.

    Brawl with Harsha Bhogle

    Sanjay Manjrekar had a commentary brawl with Harsha Bhogle during the pink ball test match between India and Bangladesh. The whole transcript of the conversation between the two follows..

    Harsha Bhogle: When there’s a post-mortem done on this game, and there should be a post-mortem done on this game, visibility of that ball will be factor against the white sightscreen.

    Sanjay Manjrekar: Don’t think so. Because when you see the slip catchers, the way they have taken catches, I don’t think visibility is an issue at all. The texture of the ball is the issue.

    Harsha Bhogle: Definitely ask batsmen on both sides.

    Sanjay Manjrekar: Do you think Virat Kohli wasn’t seeing the ball properly?

    Harsha Bhogle: Or Ajinkya Rahane, or Cheteshwar Pujara. Ask all of them, just ask them, ‘what do you think?’”. Because if pink-ball cricket is going to be a regular feature, then you want to make sure everything’s working.

    Sanjay Manjrekar: Don’t we get an indication watching from the outside whether the batsman is seeing the ball properly or not?

    Harsha Bhogle: Doesn’t cost anything to ask. Always good to know everything around you. If I was doing a post-mortem, I’d ask everything because I want to know everything about the pink-ball game. To see, if everything’s working, why are so many batsmen getting hit.

    Sanjay Manjrekar: You need to ask, Harsha. For us, who have played the game, we get a fair idea of what’s happening out there. Have been watching two-and-a-half days, three days of cricket, I don’t think visibility is an issue. We’ve seen some terrific catches taken in the slips, on the boundary as well.

    Harsha Bhogle: When you have played the game, you get a very good idea of what’s happening, what the conditions are. But it cannot be a limitation to learning. If you’d never asked players, you’d never have got T20 cricket, you’d never have got day-night cricket. So sometimes it’s best to ask everybody what they think and justify your hypothesis rather than rolling it out before asking. That’s the only point I’m making.

    Sanjay Manjrekar: Point taken, but don’t agree.

    Manjrekar later apologised for his actions but by then he had already burned a bridge with his listeners and from the looks of it, possibly his employers as well.

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