Sanjay Manjrekar gives controversial opinion on Rohit Sharma’s place in T20 WC squad 2024

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar gives a controversial opinion on Rohit Sharma’s place in the T20 World Cup squad 2024. The former Indian cricketer was of the opinion that Rohit’s place in the T20 World Cup 2024 is doubtful. Sanjay spoke about the potential squad of India in the tournament and felt that Rohit’s form in the World Cup is a question mark, despite performing well in the ODI World Cup 2023.

“Rohit Sharma, for me, as a batter, is a question mark in T20 cricket. has shown promise, the way he played in the fifty-over World Cups,” said Manjrekar. He added that Rohit performed very well in the recently concluded ODI World Cup 2023 but added that his success in the format is totally different and does not have anything to do with his form in the shorter format.

“But that’s a completely different format, when you know you have fifty overs. They bat in that fashion. Bowlers just bowl differently in 50 overs as well,” added Manjrekar. The former Indian batter was of the opinion that bowlers bowl differently in ODIs. Sanjay felt that Rohit can afford to bat aggressively in ODIs, but the same cannot be said about him in T20s.

‘One player that you can maybe depend on is Suryakumar Yadav’ – Sanjay Manjrekar

Sanjay further spoke about the combination of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024. He felt that Ishan had not been able to perform well despite being expensive. He added that Tim David is trying to be a replacement for Pollard. “Ishan Kishan, from a couple of seasons before MI paid the big bucks… he is in the same kind of form. Tim David is still trying to fill the shoes of Kieron Pollard,” added Sanjay.

The former Indian cricketer gave a big statement on Suryakumar Yadav. He felt that the Indian T20I captain could be relied on to score runs when in rhythm and form, which is rare in the format. “On form, one player that you can maybe depend on, the player who you can expect to come good, is Suryakumar Yadav,” said Sanjay. In the IPL 2024, MI got some very good players like Coetzee, Madushanka, and so on.