IPL 2017: Sanjay Manjrekar gets hammered for saying Sunil Narine reminds him of WG Grace!

Sunil Narine smacked the joint fastest fifty in IPL history against the Royal Challengers Bangalore heaping more misery on Virat Kohli and Co. He raced on to 55 with a strike rate of 318 in just 17 balls. Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar in this opportune moment to flaunt his cricketing reservoir compared Narine with WG Grace.

Grace was a prolific all-rounder who has captained England, Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the United South of England Eleven (USEE) and several other teams. He is even considered as the inventor of modern batting with his mastery over all kind of modern stroke-play. But this gentleman breathed his last in October 1915, and played his last game in 1908. Now Mr. Manjrekar himself knows how he is reminded of WG Grace when he sees Narine in IPL 10, in 2017.

Twitter was not kind to him after this blip and has again criticised and mocked him heavily.

"Every time he plays a shot like that I'm reminded of WG Grace, for some reason."
— Lord Manjrekar after Narine lofts Badree.#IPL #RCBvKKR

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) May 7, 2017

Manjrekar just compared Sunila Narine with WG Grace, what is he smoking? #RCBvKKR

— Preetam Jena (@Preetamjena) May 7, 2017

I've come to know via Arun da, Sunil Narine's batting reminds Sanjay Manjrekar of WG Grace. Welcome to the club of Athar Ali Mr. Manjrekar.

— AKM Faisal (@faisalyorker) May 7, 2017

Sunil Narine reminds Sanjay Manjrekar of WG Grace. Latter mind come out of his graves and bury @sanjaymanjrekar #RCBvKKR

— Cricket bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) May 7, 2017

Manjrekar just compared Narine to WG Grace... a bearded ghost will haunt him this day forth.. #RCBvsKKR

— Deep (@RamblinMan90) May 7, 2017

Mr. Manjrekar, we think you can manage with Sir Viv Richards or even our Viru when you need to comapre such explosive innings.