"Yashasvi Jaiswal's, KL Rahul's century unimportant.."- Sanjay Manjrekar

Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has revealed why Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul could not score centuries in the India vs England 1st Test. According to Sanjay Manjrekar, both of them played an ‘over-attacking game’ in the IND vs ENG 1st Test in Hyderabad.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul scored good knocks of 80 and 86 respectively in the match. However, both of them got out before reaching their centuries. Tom Hartley dismissed KL Rahul while off-spinner Joe Root got the upper hand over Jaiswal.

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Over-Attacking Game! Sanjay Manjrekar On Why Yashasvi Jaiswal-KL Rahul Could Not Hit Century

During a discussion on ESPN Cricinfo, former India batter and active commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul could not score centuries due to their over-attacking game. However, he also noted that a century was not important.

“I think Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s over-attacking game prevented them from their centuries, but I don’t think that the century is important. It looks like Ravindra Jadeja’s innings has ensured an innings defeat for England”, the 58-year-old said.

Notably, Jaiswal scored an explosive knock with a strike rate of 108+; hitting 10 boundaries and 3 sixes during his knock. On the other hand, KL Rahul added 8 boundaries and 2 sixes in his 86 run-knock. While Jaiswal played 74 balls to score 80 runs, Rahul faced 123 deliveries during his time on the field.

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Sanjay Manjrekar Slams Ben Stokes For Overlooking Joe Root

Sanjay Manjrekar, who represented Team India from 1986 to 1997, also criticized Ben Stokes for overlooking Joe Root while bowling. He also feels England should’ve picked Mark Wood and James Anderson in the playing 11 in India vs England 1st Test.

“Ben Stokes’ made the late decision to bring in Joe Root to bowl, especially against Yashasvi Jaiswal. England should have kept both Mark Wood and James Anderson in the playing XI. Both are quality bowlers. They actually played more spinners,” said Sanjay Manjrekar, who played 37 Tests and 74 ODIs for India.

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Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja was the third Indian batter who got out for 80’s in the match. Jadeja could only score 87 runs before Joe Root dismissed him with an LBW. However, the left-hander’s valuable knock helped India to post 436 on board in 1st innings.

England trails by 190 runs after 1st innings. Earlier, the visitors posted 346-10 in 1st innings with the help of Ben Stokes (70). Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja grabbed 3 scalps each for India. Joe Root hunted a 4-wicket haul for England.

England faced a batting collapse in 1st innings, reaching 125-5 at one stage. However, skipper Stokes helped the team to reach a decent total of 246-10 with his stunning 70 runs. England trails by 190 runs after 1st innings. Earlier, they won the toss and chose to bat first. IND vs ENG 1st Test takes place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.