DTVHINDIBarinder Sran Exclusive with CricTracker: Barinder Sran told the reality of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy; Read special interview
Barinder Sran Exclusive with CricTracker: Barinder Sran is playing in Legends League Cricket – a league started for retired players after retirement. Barinder Sr. (Photo Source: Twitter) Barinder Sran Exclusive with CricTracker: Left-arm Indian bowler Barinder Sran had announced his retirement from both international and domestic cricket on August 29 this year at the age of 31. This Punjab-born cricketer has come a long way from village cricket to representing India at the international level. In 2016, the 31-year-old played his first ODI for the Indian team in Perth under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. When he represented the country, he had played only eight List-A matches. He represented India in six ODIs and two T20 matches, with his most memorable performance coming in the T20 match against Zimbabwe in Harare, where he took four wickets for just 10 runs, earning him the Player of the Match award. Barinder Saran is part of LLC 2024 After retirement, he is playing in Legends League Cricket, a league started for retired players. During this time, he has given an exclusive interview to LLC 2024’s media partner Crictracker in which he has answered all the questions related to Rohit Sharma’s captaincy and Indian cricket and expressed his opinion. let’s look at- Reporter: You have played 6 ODIs and 2 T20s, a total of 8 international matches. For many players, playing an international match is also a big deal. So how was your entire experience and what did you learn from there? Barinder Saran , The whole experience with cricket is still going on. It has been a long journey of 15 years. The experience when you follow the goal and achieve it is very special. I am thankful to God, my brother and my guru for giving me this opportunity. Reporter: You played with four different franchises in the IPL. Which team did you enjoy the most and what was the difference? Barinder Saran: Every team has its own fun. Punjab has its own culture, Mumbai has its own. The management of Mumbai team is different. Every team has its own different styles and players. I really enjoyed playing everywhere. And obviously when you win the cup, that year is the most special. So I would like to put SRH on the top because they won the trophy in 2016 and I was a part of that and then Mumbai. Reporter: You talked about Mumbai, Rohit Sharma Recently won the T20 World Cup and also won 5 IPL trophies with Mumbai. How do you view his captaincy and what did you learn from him? Barinder Saran: He is an excellent captain. During our career we have played with many captains. In different matches, like Irani Trophy or Duleep Trophy, there are different captains everywhere. The specialty of Rohit Bhai is that he gives complete freedom to the bowler. If you are bowling in the right place and you want this fielding, then Rohit will give you that fielding. But if you do wrong, he will say now I will tell you the…
“Mumbai lobby is a reality” – Fans trolled Sanjay Manjrekar fiercely for his controversial comment.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that he does not pay much attention to the players of the North. Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Indian team and former Mumbai cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has once again come under attack from fans for his comments during live telecast. The famous commentator said something in the India vs New Zealand match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which has now created an uproar on social media. Manjrekar said that he does not pay much attention to the players of the North. Many people felt bad about his words. After this, Sanjay Manjrekar had to face the ‘Mumbai lobby’ jibe on social media. Manjrekar made this controversial comment in the 11th over of the Indian innings. Actually, Manjrekar’s commentary partner was discussing Indian team’s fielding coach Munish Bali. He told Manjrekar that the fielding coach is a former cricketer from Punjab. After this, Manjrekar said, “Sorry, I did not recognize him.” I don’t pay much attention to the players from the North.” Fans trolled Sanjay Manjrekar Fans probably did not like his comment because Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is also from Punjab. After hearing his comment, fans have started giving their reactions on social media. One fan wrote, “Mumbai lobby is a reality.” Another said, “Experts say that Mumbai lobby does not exist. This is a product of people’s imagination. But now see for yourself.” Let us tell you that Munish Bali, resident of Patiala, is one of the most experienced coaches of the Indian cricket circuit. He started off as the head coach of Punjab’s age-group level teams. He has considerable experience in international setup. He has been the assistant coach of the team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2008, which had great fielders like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Manish Pandey. Team India did not have a good start in the T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, New Zealand has defeated India by 58 runs. Batting first, New Zealand set a target of 161 runs for India. So when India set out to chase this target, it was all out for just 102 runs in 19 overs. In the match, no Indian batsman could play an innings bigger than 15 runs.