All is not well in Indian cricket at the moment between Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly. Virat Kohli has fallen on the board after being removed from the captaincy. Many veteran players have also jumped in this fight. Some are justifying Virat Kohli and some are justifying Sourav Ganguly. Sanjay Manjrekar’s entry has also been made in this controversy. Sanjay Manjrekar has taken the side of Virat Kohli and questioned the way he was removed from the captaincy.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that the chairman of selector is a very important role in the Indian cricket administration but he does not get the importance that should be given. Manjrekar said that unfortunately this does not happen. The chairman selector has so much authority that he can change the picture and direction of Indian cricket. Giving the example of Rajsinh Dungarpur, he said how he changed Indian cricket by making Azharuddin the captain. It was called the team of the 90s.
He said that this match is not of Sourav Ganguly vs Virat Kohli, but of Virat Kohli vs Chetan Sharma (chief selector). That would be right. Manjrekar said that the right way would have been that Chetan Sharma would have put his opinion on this instead of the chairman of selectors.
Let us tell you that President Sourav Ganguly had said that he himself called Virat Kohli and asked him not to give up the captaincy of the T20 team. However, before the team’s departure for South Africa, Virat Kohli had said in the press conference that when he told the selectors about his decision, no one stopped him from doing so. When Manjrekar was asked on this, Manjrekar refused to give a direct answer. He said that I do not know Virat and Ganguly very well and therefore cannot say whose fault it is. And who said what?
However, Sanjay Manjrekar definitely said that this fight is over now. Manjrekar made it clear that the Test series against South Africa is going to start soon and the focus of the team will be on that.
