'Saale', Says Sanjay Manjrekar After Presenter Takes A Dig At Him In Restaurant

While there is no denying that former-cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar faces heat on the social media every now and then, he does not really get credit for taking the criticism or the trolls in a sporting manner. Sanjay Manjrekar does not really shy away from apologising and he gave an example of it yet again while dining with some ‘non-cricketing’ people.

On Thursday, a video of Sanjay Manjrekar having a meal with the broadcasting team went viral and the reason was the hilarious comment from one of the broadcasters. After the meal, the broadcaster introduced all the people on the table before taking a hilarious dig at Sanjay Manjrekar.

Taking inspiration from the infamous spat between Sanjay Manjrekar and Harsha Bhogle during the historic pink-ball Test, the broadcaster cheekily asked the ex-India batsman how was he having meal with non-cricketers. In reply, Sanjay Manjrekar said: “Saale” before giving a sporting reply.

“As you can see, there is a gap I have kept between the non-cricketers and me,” said the ex-cricketer, leaving other in split.

Here is that hilarious clip:

How to troll @sanjaymanjrekar! ? #AboutLastNight pic.twitter.com/NAZa9XEDlm

— Manish Batavia (@manishbatavia) February 6, 2020

The spat:

Talking about the spat between Sanjay Manjrekar and Harsha Bhogle, things got out of control as the two were talking about the pink ball and how it behaves during the Eden Gardens Test against Bangladesh. Bhogle said that India should do a post-mortem of their maiden Pink ball Test and players should be asked for their opinion on the visibility of the ball.

However, Manjrekar suggested there was no issue with the visibility of the ball and he knows it because, he has played international cricket, unlike Bhogle.

“Well there is a post-mortem done on this game and there should be a post mortem on this game. Visibility of that ball will be a big factor against the big white sight-screen,” Bhogle said.

“Don’t think so. Because when you see the slip catchers the way they have taken catches, I don’t think visibility is an issue at all. The texture of the ball is the issue,” responded Manjrekar, who has played 37 Tests for India between 1987 and 1996.

In reply, Bhogle said: “We just need to ask the players what they think.”

This is when Manjrekar seemingly lost his patience and hit back at Bhogle by saying: “You need to ask, for those who have played cricket, it’s evident it can be seen well.”