Sanjay Manjrekar, upset over the defeat of Team India, got a chance to target Ravindra Jadeja
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjekar has expressed his displeasure over the selection of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the playing 11 in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). He said that Jadeja’s selection was not right. This decision backfired.
Manjrekar told ESPN Cricinfo that he does not think Ravindra Jadeja can make it to India’s Test playing XI on the basis of his batting alone. Let us tell you that Manjrekar did not give place to Jadeja in his playing 11 before the match. He went with 6 batsmen. He included Hanuma Vihari in the playing 11.
Manjerkar said, ‘If you see how the Indian team took it before the match started. Picking two spinners has always been a controversial subject. Especially when it was rainy season and the toss was also delayed by a day.
Manjrekar further said that Jadeja was selected because of his batting. His left-arm bowling was not the reason for his selection. He was selected because of his batting. This is something I have always been against.
Manjrekar further says that you should choose specialist players in the team and if you feel that the pitch is dry and the ball will turn on it, then you could have picked Ravindra Jadeja along with Ravichandran Ashwin. This would have been the more correct way.
Manjrekar asked, ‘Suppose if the team had Hanuma Vihari, who has a very good defense, it would have been very helpful. Maybe 170 could have been 220, 225 or 230, who knows?’
Vihari played his last test match in Australia tour. He played a key role in the draw of the Sydney Test. Vihari was stuck at the crease till the end despite a muscle injury.
