Former India batsman, Sanjay Manjrekar is always known to be a man who speaks his heart out. He often gets trolled for criticising several players. More often than not he takes to his Twitter handle and asks his fans what they fell about a current situation. Recently a Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Bengal and Jharkhand had to be called off an over before due to a pretty strange reason. Hence, Sanjay Manjrekar asked the reason why it had to get decided under the VJD method. In reply, Manoj Tiwary also took a sly dig at him.
Sanjay Manjrekar asks the reason why the match had to get called off early
“Vijay Hazare match between Bengal & Jharkhand could not be completed. Had to be decided by VJD method. Why? Fading light. Why? Slow over rates! Bowling team took 4 hours 18 minutes to bowl their 50 overs!.”
Vijay Hazare match between Bengal & Jharkhand could not be completed. Had to be decided by VJD method. Why? Fading light. Why? Slow over rates! Bowling team took 4 hours 18 minutes to bowl their 50 overs!
The skipper of the Bengal team, Manoj Tiwary was not particularly happy with Manjrekar taking to his Twitter handle and taking a dig at the two sides. He felt rather than expressing his views on Twitter; he should have called the players and knew the reason.
“Wud have really appreciated if u cud had asked d team management from both d teams by Callin them up over d phone if u really want 2 know d reasons rather than posting in twitter and asking d followers. In my opinion, it sends d wrong message 2 d people who follows u Sir,” Manoj Tiwary replied to Manjrekar.
In short I want 2 update u on why it had happened, d first reason being d venue, where d ball was not easy 2 find once it was goin inside d jungle, d second reason being d extreme hot whether conditions, d third reason being one batsman got cramped in his whole body
He further jotted out the reason, as for why the match had to be called off with an over left.
“In short I want 2 updates u on why it had happened, d first reason being d venue, where d ball was not easy 2 find once it was going inside d jungle, d second reason being d extreme hot whether conditions, d third reason being one batsman got cramped in his whole body,”
There can be quite a lot of reasons for cricket matches not getting completed. Rain, bad light can be an issue but what happened at the TI-Murugappa ground in Monday’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Jharkhand Bengal was halted unprecedently.
The match ended an over short, as both teams took too long to complete their quota of overs.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy clash between Jharkhand and Bengal was cut short. (Image Courtesy: BCCI)
Jharkhand was the declared winners under the VJD method which is equivalent to the D/L method in Indian domestic cricket.
For the first time, the method was used on a day that external factors didn’t cause the delay.
