‘Go deep and really sack those guys’: Manjrekar sends strong message after India’s T20I defeat | Cricket News
new delhi: former indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar India criticized team’s approach after losing 0-4 in T20I series against England and said to sack head coach Gautam Gambhirteam leader Shreyas Iyer Or it’s “easy to do” for a few players, but doesn’t solve the real problem.India endured a miserable tour, losing the five-match series 0-4 after being knocked out of the first game. The defeat came after a 2-0 series loss to Ireland and meant the reigning T20 World Cup champions failed to win a match in two overseas outings.In a video posted on Instagram, Manjrekar said changing coaches, captains or players will not solve the root cause of India’s woes.“The easiest thing for India would be to sack Gautam Gambhir, sack the captain, sack some players who have not performed well in Ireland and England. That will be something that is easy to do,” Manjrekar said.Shreyas Iyer, takes over as T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav The Indian team experienced a difficult start after winning the World Cup. Under his leadership, India lost six of their seven T20I matches, with one match canceled due to rain.The heavy defeat also saw India lose the number one spot in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings to England.Manjrekar said India’s poor performance was mainly because the team was not prepared for overseas conditions.“The right thing to do is to identify the main reason for India’s setback. The main reason is the conduct of these T20 matches. Ireland and England. The overseas situation,” he said.He believes that players are selected mainly based on their performance in the IPL.“Our hitters and our team were ill-prepared for these situations. Why? Because the selectors actually select all these players based on their IPL performance,” he pointed out.Manjrekar criticized the batting-friendly conditions in the IPL, saying it makes it difficult to judge a player’s ability in challenging conditions.“IPL puts a very heavy make-up on Indian batsmen, all batsmen. The batting conditions in IPL are the simplest I have ever seen in my life. That’s why it’s easy to cheat.” That’s why you see so many top-ranked hitters doing the crazy things they do. “He added that performance in the IPL does not necessarily translate into success overseas.“So, when the bowlers have something, you really don’t know which player is going to do well. It’s not as easy as batting on the marble slab like in the IPL. That’s where the selectors need to be smart and pick someone like Shubham Gill, who will be successful as a T20 batsman in Ireland, England and across the world,” Manjrekar said.Manjrekar concluded by saying that the focus should be on those responsible for creating batting-friendly conditions in the IPL.“Go further and actually sack those who have been advising the BCCI (batting friendly conditions) to make the IPL more popular and commercially viable. Let us have more four sixes. Let us have more 100+ scores,” he said.
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