Even celebs like actor Siddharth and cricketers like Shreevats Goswami complained about Sanjay Manjrekar.
Sanjay Manjrekar is one of the members of the elite commentary team for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The former Indian cricketer is veteran commentator and been a regular with the microphone for years.
However, it seems not everyone's a fan. Some cricket fans have been accusing Manjrekar of being biased towards certain players. On Tuesday, several cricket fans took to Twitter to complain about his commentary. The social media was soon flooded with tweets taking a shot at Manjrekar for his commentary. Many called him out for his biasedness, while some took a dig at him for criticising certain players while his own palying record was not that great.
It wasn't just the common cricket fans who reacted to Manjrekar this but even celebs like actor Siddharth and cricketers like Shreevats Goswami complained about him. Soon #SanjayManjrekar was one the top trends on Indian twitter.
1. Fans want Sanjay Manjrekar on mute
Sanjay Manjrekar has been a traget on social media for a long time. However, on Tuesday, fans' frustration at him reached new peaks. There were several Twitter users who tweeted complaing about him or making fun of him.
I'm praying #manjrekar has a toe niggle.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) July 2, 2019
How to send out #SanjayManjrekar out of this World Cup
— J Anbazhagan (@JAnbazhagan) July 2, 2019
Should we need to call Bumrah ?
The most irritating commentator we’ve seen in Cricket.
I was watching the match with Hindi commentary, Akash Chopra was so irritating that I wanted to slap him. Changed to English commentary and here Sanjay Manjrekar is so irritating that Akash Chopra looks like an angel
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) July 2, 2019
Could we find a replacement for Sanjay Manjrekar? Thank you
— Karan Jotwani (@BabaJotwani) July 2, 2019
Can a petition be started to ban Sanjay Manjrekar from doing the commentary #INDvBAN
— Krishna Pasumarthi (@KrsnaP79) July 2, 2019
Some people want Bhuvi to play
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 27, 2019
Some people want Shami to play
But deep down we all want Star Sports to fire Sanjay Manjrekar.#IndvWI
Dear @Hotstar, I have been switching between English and Hindi commentary streams to escape #SanjayManjrekar but have been unable to shake him off. Will I be safe with Bengali stream?
— Ankur Pathak (@InAnkurPathak) June 27, 2019
2. MS Dhoni fans angry with Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar had questioned MS Dhoni's batting in the previous two matches. This did not go down well with many Dhoni fans. Manjrekar was accused of anti-Dhoni bias. Some even questioned the credibility of Manjrekar for criticising a talent like MS Dhoni.
Sanjay manjrekar seems more happy seeing dhoni out than the players #BANvIND #WC19
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) July 2, 2019
When Other Batters Hit 4 or 6
— Aяανιиd Messi (@Messi_ArvinD) July 2, 2019
Sanjay Manjrekar : That's a Perfect Shot
When Dhoni hits 4 or 6
Sanjay Manjrekar : That was a Bad Ball from Bowler
#INDvBAN
#INDvBAN
— Abdur Rahman (@AbdurRa09061566) July 2, 2019
Number of half centuries of MSD are more than matches played by Sanjay Manjrekar
And this Bullshit is questioning about Dhoni's performance
#sanjaymanjrekar ITS EASY TO COMMENT RATHER THAN DOING IT YOURSELF pic.twitter.com/3JJauLAfPX
— THE OUTSIDER VIEW (@rajarajeshvari1) July 2, 2019
3. Sanjay Manjrekar memes rule internet
As #SanjayManjrekar became one of the top trends on Twitter, many memes started doing the rounds on social media.
*Sanjay Manjrekar comes for commentary*
— Chandan Mohanty(@chandan44816) July 2, 2019
Everyone: What is the procedure for switching the language?#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/StxzC10QuD
When #sanjaymanjrekar start commntry....
— Jit Dadhaniya (@DadhaniyaJit) July 2, 2019
Everyone be like.... #sanjaymanjrekar #CWC19 #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/TdNpGwXx3W
When #SanjayManjrekar Counts his Runs in front of MS Dhoni#INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/3ECBx3wEBu
— B.S Pabitra (@rey_rock_reigns) July 2, 2019
Sanju Manju is so bad that even fans are muting @StarSportsIndia Hindi.
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) July 2, 2019
Let's try this. The next time Sanjay Manjrekar comes on commentary, Mute commentary, take a pic. Tweet with #SackManjrekar
If you don't like this senseless commentary do it. RT & Spread too. #IndvBan pic.twitter.com/mOP0K9lmJp
4. Fan complained to ICC about Sanjay Manjrekar
A cricket fan had recently written a letter to the ICC complaining about Sanjay Manjrekar’s commentary in the ongoing Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.
“Hey ICC! Greetings from Sydney, Australia. A bit of feedback about Sanjay Manjrekar, on your commentary panel, for CWC: I find him utterly biased and very unprofessional, behind the mic. He also sounds full of himself. Other than that, great World Cup. Thanks,” read the letter which was addressed to ICC’s head office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
I am unahappy with Sanjay Manjerekar's commentary. I wrote to ICC about it. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/KzgqtLHuzU
— Addie Kumar (@adityeah) June 22, 2019
5. Ravindra Jadeja blasts Manjrekar
Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has hit back at former cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for calling him a ‘bits and pieces’ player. Jadeja said that he had heard enough of Manjrekar's verbal diarrhea.
Sanjay Manjrekar has said that he was not a fan of ‘bits and pieces’ players like Ravindra Jadeja. His comments came after it was suggested that Jadeja could be brought into the side for the Bangladesh match.
Jadeja hit back at Manjrekar on Wednesday and took to Twitter to express his anger. He pointed out that he has played double number of matches than Majrekar and asked him to respect people who have achieved (something).
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