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Sanjay Manjrekar says criticism forced Virat Kohli to up his strike rate in IPL

April 29, 2026 4:16 pm

Kohli has 351 runs this season at a strike rate slightly north of 160 – higher than his career T20 average of 133.

India won T20 World Cup 2026 after defeating New Zealand in the final. (PHOTO: AP)

Why Sanjay Manjrekar feels India's T20 World Cup wins 'don't come remotely close' to their ODI World Cup triumphs

March 10, 2026 10:09 pm

On Sunday, India produced a batting spectacle of rare ferocity to overwhelm New Zealand by 96 runs in the summit clash and defend the T20 World Cup title after posting a record total.

‘We now know what to do next’: Sanjay Manjrekar lists out 3 things India need to do ahead of T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe

February 23, 2026 4:56 pm

Sanjay Manjrekar said that India needed to send good batters of spin higher up the order and focus on getting better at playing the slower ball in the nets.

'This ‘no shaking hands’ is such a silly thing that India has started': Sanjay Manjrekar wants IND to 'play within spirit of game'

February 15, 2026 5:19 pm

The two arch-rivals will be facing each other in the T20 World Cup on Sunday and Men in Blue skipper Suryakumar Yadav will reportedly forego the handshake with Pakistan counter part Salman Ali Agha.

'For me, ‘Cricket World Cup’ will always be the 50 overs World Cup': Sanjay Manjrekar says T20 WC 'must not be given the same status'

January 30, 2026 10:56 pm

Manjrekar's comments come at a time when ODI cricket is slowly losing its relevance, sandwiched between Tests and T20Is.

New Zealand recorded their first ever ODI series win in India. (BCCI Photo/File)

India's historic ODI series defeat to New Zealand 'no big deal', says Sanjay Manjrekar

January 20, 2026 7:19 pm

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar, however, feels that the series never really mattered in the larger scheme of things, arguing that the World Cup is the only relevant competition remaining in ODIs.

'That's the last thing you want': Former India batter takes dig at Shubman Gill's T20 batting after World Cup squad snub

December 23, 2025 3:48 pm

Sanjay Manjrekar had reacted to Shubman Gill's T20 World Cup snub, insisting that the decision was a part of the selectors rectifying a mistake after being swayed by his supreme Test tour as captain to England earlier this year.

Sanjay Manjrekar's tongue in cheek remark after Kuldeep Yadav takes 3 wickets in an over vs UAE in Asia Cup: 'May not play the next game now'

September 10, 2025 9:58 pm

Ahead of the Asia Cup, Yadav had not featured in the 19 games India had stacked since lifting the T20 World Cup in Barbados last year, even though an ill-timed injury did little favours.

Sanjay Manjrekar explains why Dhoni is great: 'I thought he single-handedly raised the bar for the team...for example, in that 2007 T20 World Cup to go and win'

August 29, 2025 4:43 pm

Dhoni's former teammate at Chennai Super Kings, Shreyas Gopal, lauded Dhoni’s ability to be humble despite all the success he had seen over the years

L-R: India's pacer Jasprit Bumrah in action during the first Test vs England and Sanjay Manjrekar. (AP & BCCI)

'No one is Indispensable’: Manjrekar targets Bumrah, blasts India & England’s ‘weak’ bowling attacks in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

August 16, 2025 7:07 pm

Manjrekar felt that India should have won the series 3-1 and reflected on "how bad England" were in their home series. He also said no player in a sport is indispensable while referring to star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.