Renowned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has opened up on SRH’s performance, especially the form of David Warner. He said that Warner seems to have lost his form in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
His comments came after seeing yet another poor show of Warner where the team once again lost. Warner has scored only 195 runs which came at a strike rate of 107 in eight games so far. As they have already out of the playoffs race, Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed that they need to look beyond some senior players in the upcoming matches.
“In this game, they have got to look at the future more than this year, and look at players that they have some interest in, and look beyond players whom they may not want to retain or have long-term plans with. I think, in that category, they’ve got to have people like David Warner, who seems lost at the moment in that team,” Sanjay Manjrekar said on Instagram (presented by Dafa News).
“Manish Pandey, we have seen the best of Manish Pandey, the worst of Manish Pandey. They might want to look at somebody who contributes a little more consistently. Kedar Jadhav is another player whom they could replace,” he added.
“Pressure tends to get to all these young players” – Sanjay Manjrekar
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Sanjay Manjrekar also shared that youngsters who are known for their T20 skills may not handle pressure situations. And, he named Abdul Samad, who failed in a pressure-cooker situation against the Punjab Kings.
“The three young players that they have – Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad. We saw Abdul Samad in a pressure situation against Punjab, how he got out. Pressure tends to get to all these young players who are picked on their T20 game,” he added.
However, SRH have managed only one win so far from nine matches. They are currently placed at the bottom of the points table with two points only.
“In the Indian T20 league, very often you are chasing 140-150 (runs). Last game, you saw Hyderabad was chasing only 120 (runs), couldn’t get there. If you have first-class successful seasoned batters, they may not have the power, they may not have a strike rate of 140-150. But what they have is experience, calmness and just the match experience that will come good,” Sanjay Manjrekar concluded.
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