Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar minced no phrases in taking an enormous dig at retired Virat Kohli following the Shubman Gill-led facet’s domination within the first innings of opening day of the primary innings towards England on Friday in Leeds.
Manjrekar‘s remarks got here after Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul took their time within the center to negate the England tempo assault that featured the likes of Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jos Tongue and Ben Stokes.
With the ball doing a bit, each Jaiswal and Rahul no matter supplied vast of the off-stump. The duo added 91 runs earlier than Rahul slashed a Carse supply solely to be caught on the first slip by Joe Root simply earlier than lunch.
The Kohli reference got here from India’s tour of Australia earlier this 12 months when the previous India captain poked deliveries on the fourth and fifth stump strains solely to see him get out eight time in 9 innings in a similar way. Notably, the weak spot actually troubled Kohli for many a part of his Take a look at profession. He retired from the longest format final month.
On Friday, Rahul and Jaiswal confirmed no indicators of hurry because the duo pounced on the free deliveries for boundaries. Manjrekar, who’s commentating within the sequence, poked at Kohli.
“Deliveries outdoors the off stump, full, have been left alone. Jaiswal has carried out that. Something that has been pitched proper up into the stumps, he has pushed. Something that has been vast, he has appeared to attain on. KL Rahul has not touched one supply or tried to play one single supply that is been full, simply outdoors off. Something that has been vast, he has gone with a lined drive,” stated Manjrekar on air.
“So loads of what you are seeing is being created by these two batters, and my hat’s off to them. We all know of a former batter who would have gone after that supply and bought himself into bother. However not these two,” added the previous cricketer. Though Manjrekar did not point out Kohli‘s identify, it was sure that he identified at former India captain.
How does Indian batting appear to be sans Kohli?
After the Take a look at retirements of Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India handed Sai Sudharsan a debut whereas additionally recalling Karun Nair after an enormous hole of eight years. Whereas Sudharsan was out for a duck on debut at no.3, new captain Shubman Gill batted at no.4 (Kohli’s batting place), adopted by vice-captain Rishabh Pant. Nair, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur comply with.
