DTVHINDI‘My respect for Kohli has increased’ Manjrekar praises veteran for abandoning preferred batting order
Kohli came to bat at number 3 in the Bengaluru Test match. Sanjay Manjrekar and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter In the first Test match being held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, former captain Virat Kohli of Team India came out to bat at number three in the first innings against New Zealand. Let us tell you that Gill could not play in the match due to slight stiffness in the neck, and in place of Gill, the management played Sarfaraz Khan. So the Indian management’s trick of sending Kohli to bat at number 3 did not work. Kohli was out without scoring any runs in 9 balls. Also, Kohli was last seen playing on this number in the year 2016. After this he has played continuously at number 4. On the other hand, former Indian cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar praised the experienced player for keeping the team ahead of his choices. He said that seniors generally do not tinker with their positions, but Kohli is a good example of the opposite. Sanjay Manjrekar praised Virat Kohli Let us tell you that after Virat Kohli played at number 3 in New Zealand’s first Test match, Sanjay Manjrekar quoted ESPN Cricinfo as saying – Yes, I was impressed by his decision and my respect for Virat Kohli increased, because we The past has seen many big names refusing to move from their positions lower down the order, even when the team desperately needs it. Virat Kohli is not in form at the moment, and is playing at number 3 in difficult conditions. After stumps on the second day, New Zealand took a lead of 134 runs over India. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, after bowling out Team India for 46 runs, New Zealand has scored 180 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after 50 overs at the time of stumps on the second day in the first innings. Currently, Rachin Ravindra is batting on 22* and Daryl Mitchell is batting on 14* runs at the crease. New Zealand has a lead of 134 runs over India.
“Dhoni didn’t bat much in the nets, he preferred bowling”- Aakash Chopra narrated a funny anecdote about Mahi
Aakash Chopra recalls how MS Dhoni’s breathtaking shot stunned him. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Before MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik debuted for India as a wicketkeeper-batsman. While Dhoni later went on to become the most successful wicketkeeper-batsman, Karthik’s place in the team suffered due to his unavailability. With the competition getting tough, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra revealed that the Ranchi batsman used to bowl to Karthik in the nets. Indian player Aakash Chopra also shared a funny anecdote related to Dhoni. He said that while playing for India A, Dhoni played a shot which he did not practice in the nets. It was in 2004, when Aakash Chopra and MS Dhoni were in Bangalore for India A’s camp. Akash Chopra made a big revelation about MS Dhoni Akash Chopra, while recalling his old days with MS Dhoni, said that ‘Dhoni and I have a very old relationship. I had played for India by then. We had a camp in Bangalore. When I reached the hotel, I was told that Dhoni is my roommate. I was told that he is from Ranchi. I had seen Dhoni playing in the Deodhar Trophy earlier as well. Where he had scored a lot of runs. Apart from this, I did not know him much at that time. Then we were roommates in Bangalore for a month. Dhoni was carefree. While playing for India, he played a reverse sweepshot against a Pakistani bowler named Iftikhar Anjum which was beyond my imagination. Because I had never seen Dhoni hit such a shot in the nets. Dhoni did not bat much in the nets. He used to bowl to other batsmen in the nets except Dinesh Karthik. Akash further said, ‘Dhoni’s phone used to ring a lot. But he never picked up the phone. ‘Once I asked Dhoni what time he sleeps. He said that you can sleep whenever you feel like it. Dhoni was a non-vegetarian and I was a vegetarian. But he ate vegetarian food for 1 month for me. He was also very shy at that time.’
