Former India opener and chief selector K Srikanth has criticized Sanjay Manjrekar, who questioned Lokesh Rahul’s selection in the Test team. Rahul, who is in great form in IPL-13, has got a place in the Test team along with the ODI and T20 team on the tour of Australia.
According to former India batsman Manjerkar, selecting a player on the IPL form in the Test team presents a wrong example and it frustrates Ranji Trophy players. Srikanth hits back on Manjrekar’s comment and said, “Sanjay Manjrekar’s job is to raise questions, so leave him alone.”
“Sanjay Manjrekar cannot think beyond Bombay. That’s the problem. We are talking neutral. Manjrekar cannot think beyond Bombay. For people like Manjrekar, everything is Bombay, Bombay and Bombay. They have to think beyond Bombay,” Srikkanth said on his Youtube channel.
“He might have been inconsistent but the same KL Rahul made his debut in Australia and made a century. He’s a good player of fast bowling. Let’s understand, he’s a very good player of fast bowling,” he said.
“Leave Sanjay Manjrekar alone, he doesn’t have any other job. Questioning KL Rahul’s selection in Tests? He has played well in Tests. I won’t agree at all. Just because Sanjay wants to question something, I don’t think I’ll agree. You shouldn’t question something just to create a controversy. KL Rahul has done brilliantly in all formats. Go through his Test record. What Sanjay Manjrekar is talking is all rubbish. I’ll not agree” said the former Indian skipper.