Cricketers turned commentators best XI
Listening to their magic with words has been pretty delightful.
6. Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar is by-far the most controversial yet one of the most fascinating Indian commentators. His twitter bio ‘A longer career talking cricket than playing cricket’ itself tells us a lot about the importance of his commentary on his overall cricketing career. The 54-year-old former batsman was considered as a prodigy during his initial days in the sport.
Manjrekar is often regarded as a biased commentator by many fans of the sport. He has been alleged to have heaped undue praises on cricketers who hail from Mumbai while disregarding talented players from other states and cities. Despite the reported allegations, Manjrekar has enjoyed a pretty successful career.
The highlight of his controversies came in 2019 during the World Cup where he referred to the Indian all-rounder Jadeja as a ‘bit-and-pieces’ player. Jadeja played an impressive innings in the next match after which he apologised showing a lot of maturity on his part. Regardless of all the controversies, Manjrekar has left an indelible impression on the commentary sector in India.
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