The Indian team had to face defeat by 5 wickets in the Test match played against England at Leeds’s Handingley Cricket Ground. Indian all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s performance with the ball was not special in this match. Jadeja took only 1 wicket in this match. But for this he spent 172 runs.
‘Not right to target the famous Krishna …’
Now former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has targeted Ravindra Jadeja. Manjrekar has expressed disappointment over Jadeja’s performance in the Leeds Test match and hoped for a better game from him. Manjrekar said that he will definitely criticize Jadeja, but it is not right to target young bowlers like famous Krishna. He said that on the last day of the match, Jadeja could benefit from the pitch, but despite so much experience he could not do wonders.
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Sanjay Manjrekar said on Jio Hotstar, ‘It is not right to criticize young players like famous Krishna. The possibility of improvement in them is clearly visible, but I will criticize Ravindra Jadeja. It was the last day of the match and there were rough patch for him on the pitch, which he could redeem. We expect more from such an experienced player.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that the pitch of Leeds was favorable for Jadeja, but still he could not leave any special effect. Sanjay Manjrekar believes that an experienced player is expected to perform an impressive performance. Significantly, Jadeja was the only spinner in the Indian team’s playing eleven for the Leeds Test match.
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Sanjay Manjrekar says, ‘When you are working with experienced bowlers and batsmen, you expect a high level of strategic understanding from them. Somewhere I felt that Jadeja disappointed. While the fast bowlers were not getting any help from the pitch, there was at least something in this pitch for Jadeja. But still he could not redeem it.
.. When Jadeja and Manjrekar clashed
Sanjay Manjrekar has already targeted Ravindra Jadeja, although he also praised Jadeja on some occasions. During the 2019 ODI World Cup, Manjrekar called Jadeja a cricketer with ‘bits and pieces’. Jadeja also retaliated at Sanjay Manjrekar at that time and said that he is playing more matches and is trying to learn more than him. At the same time, Jadeja also said that if someone has achieved something, then one should learn to respect it.