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  • Sanjay Manjrekar TROLLED After Dropping Virat Kohli From His India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad | cricket news

    Renowned Indian cricketer-turned-analyst, Sanjay Manjrekar, has unveiled his 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, featuring some unexpected choices. Notably, the Mumbai cricket icon opted to exclude the talismanic Virat Kohli from his roster. Furthermore, both Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube found themselves omitted from the squad slated to journey to the USA and the Caribbean in June.

    His prediction/choice of players did not go down well with the fans as he left some big names like Virat Kohli from the squad. He was trolled brutally on social media for leaving out Kohli from his team. (Is Virat Kohli Playing Slow? Here’s What Faf du Plessis Said About RCB Star’s Strike Rate)

    “This is very difficult to pick, because there are too many quality players in the country at the moment. Especially after the IPL, you get too many options. But let me make an effort,” Manjrekar said on a special show on Star Sports before naming his 15 and explaining his rationale for the picks.

    REVEALED: @sanjaymanjrekar’s Fab 15 squad for the #T20WorldCup2024

    A few interesting names get his nod for the #VisaToWorldCup, but 1 MAJOR name misses out! Do you agree with his choices for #T20WorldCupOnStar Participate in the biggest opinion poll ever on our social… pic.twitter.com/nvHABDyLzi Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 26, 2024

    Manjrekar’s 15-member India team to play at the World T20:

    Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya.

  • Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson was right in not taking a single: Sanjay Manjrekar

    By IANS
    CHENNAI: A day after Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson played the magical 119-run innings but fell just short of guiding his team past the target set by Punjab Kings, opinion was divided on whether he took the right decision to not go for a run off the penultimate ball of the innings.

    The new RR skipper declined a single to Chris Morris off the second-last ball of the innings, while chasing a mammoth target of 221.

    Samson, instead, decided to go for a big hit off the last ball from Arshdeep Singh but couldn’t clear deep cover and was caught by Deepak Hooda.

    Rajasthan Royals finally managed 217 for 7 in 20 overs.

    Former India batsman and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said the RR captain took the right decision to not go for a single.

    “Yes, he took the right call because I am thinking, which is the greatest possibility. Samson hitting the last ball for a six with the kind of form that he was in and Morris had just come in — hitting that ball for a four and, you know, I thought hitting the six was a greater possibility than Morris hitting a four. I thought he (Samson) took the right call and almost managed it but, unfortunately, it turned out to be a great innings in a losing cause,” Manjrekar was quoted as saying by espncricinfo.com.

    Former South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn, whose last stint in the IPL was with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2020 season too felt it was the right call but felt Morris too is capable of ‘clearing the ropes’.

    “When you’re in and you feel like you can hit any ball for a six and that’s the situation that he (Samson) was in, you can’t blame him (for not taking a single),,” said Steyn.

    “I think, he knew where (Arshdeep) Singh was going to bowl… (but) you know when someone like Chris Morris on the other side can also clear the ropes, it’s probably the wrong decision. Well, it’s such a tight (decision) to make..,” added Steyn.

    On his part Samson said, “When I am in the zone, and watching the ball well, the sixes come out naturally. I don’t think I could have done better than that. I thought I timed it well for a six but unfortunately couldn’t clear the man in the deep.”