Ravindra Jadeja along with Hardik Pandya injected new life to the Indian batting side on Wednesday against Australia at Manuka Oval after the team was battling at 152/5 on a stage.
After finally winning the draw in the third ODI, pattern Virat Kohli chose to hit first. As Kohli (63 of 78) broke another half century, and Shubhman Gill looked promising in his short-lived innings, the Men in Blue were in all sorts of trouble as the windows kept falling at regular intervals.
Jadeja (66 of 50) and Pandya 92 (76), however, took matters into their own hands as the duo brought 300 for India with the last 100 races in just 51 installments.
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While fans and viewers were in luck, celebrating the duo’s power hit, it was commentator Sanjay Manjrekar praising Jadeja’s smooth hitting from the box that captured everyone’s attention.
Instantly recalling the “bits and pieces” incident, cricket fans took to Twitter to do cunning digs at Manjrekar.
I think Jadeja knows that Manjrekar is in the comments.
– Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) December 2, 2020
Sanjay Manjrekar before the series: “I would not have Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya in my ODI team.” 3rd ODI: Both made 150 runs to 6th field and played excellent individual shots.
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 2, 2020
I just want to see Sanjay Manjrekar’s reaction 😹😹
– CHANDAN SIDHEARTS (@SidheartChandan) December 2, 2020
Sir Jadeja’s hitting improves with Manjrekar saab’s comment. #AUSvIND
– Silly point (@FarziCricketer) December 2, 2020
Earlier this year, Manjrekar was excluded from the BCCI comment panel in the India vs. South Africa series, as well as from the IPL. He was later reinstated as a commentator before the India-Australia cricket series.
Manjrekar had sparked a controversy when he called the multi-talented Ravindra Jadeja a “pieces and pieces cricketer” in an interview during the 2019 World Cup. point of his 50-year cricket career. I’d rather have a batter and a roulette wheel, ”he had said.
The comment didn’t sit well with Jadeja, who responded on Twitter saying: “I’ve still played twice as many games as you and I’m still playing. Learn to respect the people who have made it. I’ve heard enough of your verbal diarrhea. @sanjaymanjrekar “.
Still, I have played twice as many games as you and I still play. Learn to respect the people who have made it. I’ve heard enough of your verbal diarrhea.@sanjaymanjrekar
– Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) Jul 3, 2019
Manjrekar was quick to acknowledge his mistake after Jadeja’s excellent performance in subsequent games and said the all-rounder “destroyed him with his great brilliance on the field.”
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