Indian bowlers put their hands up in the second T20I match against New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were too hot to handle for the Kiwi batsmen. The pitch was a bit sluggish and had enough assistance for the spinners and both Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal took control of proceedings.
After the match, former Indian batsman, Sanjay Manjrekar took to Twitter to say that the man of the match award should have gone to a bowler. KL Rahul, who starred with the bat with another 50, was adjudged player of the match, but as per Manjrekar, the impact of the bowlers was far more.
Player of the match should have been a bowler. #INDvNZ
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 26, 2020
Soon after this Tweet, Jadeja responded to this tweet and asked Manjrekar to name the bowler.
What is the name of that bowler?? Pls pls mention 🤪
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) January 27, 2020
Ha ha…Either you or Bumrah. Bumrah, because he was extremely economical while bowling overs no 3, 10, 18 and 20. https://t.co/r2Fa4Tdnki
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 27, 2020
The banter between Jadeja and Manjrekar got ignited during the world cup when the all-rounder was labeled bits and pieces cricketer by the commentator. The statement wasn’t well-received by the all-rounder and Jadeja in a tweet said he has played twice the number of matches than Manjrekar.
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“Still I have played twice the number of matches you have played and I m still playing. Learn to respect ppl who have achieved.i have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea. @sanjaymanjrekar,” Jadeja had tweeted.
Still i have played twice the number of matches you have played and i m still playing. Learn to respect ppl who have achieved.i have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea.@sanjaymanjrekar
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) July 3, 2019
Manjrekar had later apologized for his comments and it looked like both he and Jadeja now consider that incident as water under the bridge. Now, after this friendly banter, we are convinced that they have indeed buried the hatchet.
After the win, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli too lauded the efforts of the bowlers and said that his side was more aware of the conditions and the dimensions of the field which allowed them to take control.
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Virat said, “The bowlers stood up and took control of what we wanted to do out there. Sticking to one side of the wicket was a very good feature for us as a team to restrict a good New Zealand team to 132 which I think was below par. The low total led us to bat in that manner but we thought the pitch was good for 160 in the first half. hahal was a banker. Bumrah was amazing as well, and Shami and Shardul and Shivam making very good contributions with the ball but I think we backed it up in the field more importantly.”
