Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar shared an emotional post for Team India after Rohit Sharma and Co. won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Taking to social media platform X, Manjrekar credited captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid and chief selector Ajit Agarkar for the team’s success in the tournament. Let us tell you, India had won the T20 World Cup title in the year 2007 and since then Team India has not been able to win any T20 trophy. Whereas India had not won any ICC trophy since 2013. In such a situation, this victory was very big for Team India.
However, there was no mention of star batsman Virat Kohli in the post that Manjrekar posted on social media. Fans immediately took notice of this and criticized the cricketer-turned-commentator for ignoring Kohli, who was named ‘Man of the Match’ in the final against South Africa. Let us tell you, India had given a target of 171 runs to South Africa to win on the basis of Virat Kohli’s innings in the final.
Sanjay Manjrekar came under target of fans
Sanjay Manjrekar posted on social media and wrote, “Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar are your people with complete loyalty. Very happy that they had something to show. My heart is with them.”
Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid & Ajit Agarkar are your people with absolute integrity. So happy that they had something to show in the end! My heart goes out to them. 🙏🙏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 29, 2024
The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first against South Africa. However, the team had a bad start and lost the wickets of Rohit, Pant and Surya at the score of just 34. But after this, Virat Kohli took over from one end and played an inning of 76 runs in 59 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes, on the basis of which the Indian team was successful in scoring 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Virat was chosen man of the match for his innings. Whereas Manjrekar did not give place to Virat in his post, after which the fans got angry at him.
Such a bad behaviour from Sanjay Manjrekar. First he did not include Virat Kohli in his WC squad and now where the credit is due, he did not mention Virat's name. What a hypocrite this person is. Virat Kohli was a legend, is a legged and will remain a legend @sanjaymanjrekar
— Sports syncs (@moiz_sports) June 29, 2024
Fans’ reactions to Sanjay Manjrekar’s post on social media
Virat Kohli ??
— Nihal 🇮🇳 (@MOT_FNO) June 29, 2024
Manjrekar Sahab 😅😅Behave …
Virat kohli ko shayd aap bhul gye ya janbujkar nhi likha ?? ..janta sb smjti hai🙌😅…fir kuch bol diya alg language me logo ne to vivad ho jata hai…😅famous aise mt hua kijiye troll hoke…
Yahi aapse nivedan hai🙌👍🏻— 🅁🄸🄶🄷🅃 🅃🄾 🅂🄿🄴🄰🄺 (@AkshayP30119982) June 30, 2024
You still can't digest Virat was the top run scorer yesterday and deserve all the appreciation equally. Such a shameful behaviour…kal Kohli naa hota toh 150 bhi cross hona mushkil tha yet you didn't pen a single post for his appreciation… remember god's watching everything pic.twitter.com/ul0S0n9tSu
— Tanisha (@itx_tanisha) June 30, 2024
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Virat Kohli???? or that does not fit in your narrative
— Zubi (@iamzubimajid) June 30, 2024
If we talk about the match, while chasing the target from India, the South African team could score only 169 runs. Heinrich Klaasen played an inning of 52 runs in 27 balls. When Klaasen was batting, it seemed that South Africa would easily win the match. But after this Hardik Pandya came and dismissed him and India counterattacked in the match and restricted the runs.
After Hardik’s counterattack, Bumrah and Arshdeep brought Team India back into the match. South Africa needed 16 runs to win in the last over and Hardik ensured victory for India by guiding David Miller to the pavilion on the very first ball of this over. Hardik gave only 8 runs in his last over and gave victory to India.