Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India cricketer, grabbed the limelight for calling Ravindra Jadeja a ‘bits and pieces cricketer’ during the 2019 ICC World Cup. The comment didn’t go down well with Jadeja, who hit back at Manjrekar. In the semi-final, albeit the Men in Blue lost to New Zealand, Jadeja smacked a half-century.
The cricketer-turned-commentator has a history of making controversial comments on social media platforms. He recently stirred controversy for calling out off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his record in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) countries.
In the wake of it, Sanjay Manjrekar seems to have gotten tangled in another controversy as one of the Twitter users leaked his personal chats. In one of them, Manjrekar stated that Jadeja doesn’t understand English.
One of his messages read, “Sad state you are in. Expecting me to worship players like you do… by the way I am not a fan. I am an analyst. And Jadeja doesn’t know English so he did not know the actual meaning of bits and pieces. And surely somebody spelt verbal diarrhoea for him.”
I didn’t want to share this personal chat in public, even though it’s full to shit. But couldn’t help, coz ppl need to know this side of this man. @imjadeja would be proud of what he did to prove you wrong. @BCCI is this the kind of man you would want in your com panel in future? pic.twitter.com/AUjX301Foz
— soorya narayanan (@soorya_214) June 7, 2021
I have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea: Ravindra Jadeja to Sanjay Manjrekar
In 2019, Sanjay Manjrekar said that Ravindra Jadeja doesn’t fulfil the criteria for being a proper player in the one day format. In Test cricket, the veteran called him a ‘pure bowler’.
“I am not a big fan of bits and pieces players which Jadeja is at this point of his career in 50-over cricket. In Test matches, he is a pure bowler. But in 50-over cricket, I would rather have a batsman and a spinner,” Manjrekar, earlier, said.
After the stern words, Jadeja drew a comparison between Manjrekar and himself, putting forth their records. He also termed Manjrekar’s words “verbal diarrhoea”.
“Still I have played twice the number of matches you have played and I am still playing. Learn to respect people who have achieved. I have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea,” Jadeja’s reply read.
Still i have played twice the number of matches you have played and i m still playing. Learn to respect ppl who have achieved.i have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea.@sanjaymanjrekar
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) July 3, 2019
Ravindra Jadeja will be next seen in action during the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, which starts from June 18.
