IND vs Eng: Did Sanjay Manjrekar excavate Virat Kohli in the comment? Watch video | Cricket news
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar made an indirect comment about Virat Kohli during the comment of the first Test match between India and England in Headingly, Leeds on 20 June. The comment came in 21st position of India’s innings when the team was 77/0, with Kel Rahul and Yashshvi Jaiswell.Live: India vs England 1 Test Day 1Manjrekar’s comments focused on the batting view of the Indian opener, especially his handling of delivery outside the off-stump.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Analyzing the batting performance, Manjrekar initially praised the discipline shown by the Indian opener. He insisted on how he was playing according to the merit of the ball despite the batting -friendly conditions.
“Many people will look at this session and think that the pitch is plasid. The seam bowlers have not seen powerful, an important reason is seeing that both of them have batted well. Possibly taking wickets, out of off-stump, may have been out and left alone. Jaiswal has done so.The commentary took a different turn when Bridan Cars delivered KL Rahul on the sixth stump line, which left it alone. Manjrekar then gave a controversial reference to social media discussions.Manjrekar commented during a live broadcast, “There is another example of this. We know about a former batsman who would have gone after this and was put in trouble himself, but not both of them,”The reference was directed in Kohli, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket. This reference became clear, viewing Kohli’s performance during India’s last visit to Australia, where he was rejected eight times out of nine while trying to play the pitched delivery on the fifth and sixth stump line.
The match reached 91 runs with India’s initial partnership before KL Rahul was dismissed for 42 runs off 78 balls. Rahul’s dismissal occurred when he attempted to play a wide delivery outside the off-stump, resulting in an edge in the root in the slip cordon.After Rahul’s wicket, Ben Stokes’s bowling was rejected by Sai Sudhrson for a four -ball bakkal in the next over. Correspondence was caught by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.
