File photo of Shubman Gill.© AFP Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the Indian cricket team for its selection for the fourth Test vs Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rohit Sharma and co. had dropped Shubman Gill for the game at MCG to make place for spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar. India …
Sanjay Manjrekar had questioned Nitish Kumar Reddy's place in the team. India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy silenced his doubters by smashing his maiden Test century on Day 3 of the ongoing 4th Test against Australia on Saturday. The 21-year-old remained unbeaten on 105 at stumps on Day 3 after stitching a crucial 127-run …
India seemed to have clawed their way back on Day 4 of the 4th Test against Australia as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli scripted a beautiful partnership of 102 runs for the third wicket. However, a horrible mix-up between Jaiswal and Kohli cost the former his wicket. While there remain different theories over …
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has brushed off any workload concerns for India’s ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing series against Australia. Notably, Bumrah has been the best fast bowler across both teams in the series so far having scalped 12 wickets from two matches at an average of 11.25 and an economy of …
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar sees a "rare batting talent" in young Nitish Kumar Reddy. But he dropped a subtle hint about the dilemma regarding his place in the playing XI by suggesting the need for the Indian team to make its bowling attack sharper. The 21-year-old could arguably be the find of the series …
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has suggested that India might consider replacing Harshit Rana with Akash Deep for the upcoming third Test against Australia in Brisbane. Highlighting India’s over-reliance on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, Manjrekar believes that adding Akash Deep could provide much-needed support to India’s bowling attack, especially if the Gabba pitch conditions favor …
File photo of Travis Head (left) and Jasprit Bumrah.© AFP While India faltered against Australia in the second Test of the five-match series, Japsrit Bumrah continued to live up to the expectations. The right-arm pacer picked four wickets in Australia's first innings against India in the day-night Test in Adelaide. This came after …
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar felt that the India bowlers lacked a bit of edge on Day 1 of the Adelaide Test match. Speaking after India's 10-wicket loss in the 2nd Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Manjrekar said that India bowlers needed to be more relentless against Australia in the night session of the …
Virat Kohli was dismissed for 7 runs off 8 balls© PTI After a century in the second innings of the first Test against Australia in Perth, Virat Kohli's form took another dramatic turn. The talismanic batter departed after scoring just 7 runs before being dismissed in the first session of the Day 1 …
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has weighed in on the debate surrounding India's batting order for the Day-Night Test in Adelaide, suggesting that captain Rohit Sharma might voluntarily give up his opening spot to KL Rahul. After his stellar performance in the second innings of the Perth Test, Rahul has reignited discussions about his role …
