‘Informed crowd to behave…’: Sanjay Manjrekar makes massive touch upon Hardik Pandya after India’s T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket Information

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NEW DELHI: Sanjay Manjrekar‘s try and pacify the Wankhede crowd, who have been booing the newly-appointed Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya, stemmed from his perception that their discourteous conduct in direction of a “massive stage participant” was unjustified.
The jeering adopted Pandya at each stadium after he took over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma, whose profitable and fashionable tenure ended controversially.
The incident had a profound impact on Pandya.

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In the course of the toss at a house match of MI on the Wankhede, Manjrekar intervened, however his actions solely sparked a meme-fest by insensitive social media trolls.

Nonetheless, Pandya’s important contribution to India’s second T20 World Cup victory, with 144 runs and 11 wickets, has validated Manjrekar’s stance.

“What a turnaround for Hardik Pandya. In IPL, there have been individuals jeering him and booing him and I instructed them to behave as a result of it is a big-stage participant,” Manjrekar instructed ‘ESPNCricinfo’.

Former India cricketer had unwavering religion in Hardik Pandya’s capacity to carry out underneath stress. Pandya’s essential wicket of the formidable Heinrich Klaasen turned the tide of the match in his group’s favour.
“Now we have seen that umpteen instances, wickets of Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and proper on the finish, Rabada, so he was a champion and no shock, to see him flourish on the large stage,” Manjrekar mentioned.

Manjrekar highlighted the significance of a specific participant within the Indian group. He identified that even throughout India’s disappointing loss to England in Adelaide in the course of the 2022 match, this vibrant cricketer from Baroda stood tall amidst the chaos.

“Even in that semifinal towards England, he got here in and gave India some hope with 60 off 33. So that is what he’s all about.
“You felt secure when he got here to bowl within the final over, he was not going to lose his nerves, he was going to bowl sensibly,” he concluded.


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