In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has forced the whole world to a standstill, former India cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, who was recently sacked from the commentary panel of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI),, took to Twitter during 21-day lockdown period on Sunday.
Manjrekar reminded the netizens that it’s a Sunday as in this quarantine period, every day is looking like a Sunday. His post read, “Today is Sunday, Just Saying”.
Today is Sunday guys. Just saying.😊
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 29, 2020
Manjrekar’s attempt to cheer up fans during the lockdown boomeranged as that is all it took to excite fans, who came up with hilarious responses.
Since the forced retirement from doing commentary, everyday is a Sunday!
Enjoy!
— Ali Bakrolwala (@Bakrolwala) March 29, 2020
Anyways your Sunday started when BCCI cancelled your contract chacha.☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
— Baba (@bhaveshkjha) March 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/urs_Gowthami/status/1244145447649677312
You've been blocked by bcci commentatory panel… Just saying ☠🙊🙅
— M.A.MOHSIN (@MAMOHSIN16) March 29, 2020
And I’m just unfollowing you today…Just saying
— Shubham (@bhandari200196) March 29, 2020
Yes, you have to remind yourself again and again. Kya Sunday Kya Monday Kya March Kya April……
— satish kumar (@satishjsr27) March 29, 2020
After being sacked from the commentary panel, Manjrekar was heard saying, “I have always considered commentary as a great privilege, but never an entitlement. It is up to my employers whether they choose to have me or not & I will always respect that. Maybe BCCI has not been happy with my performance of late. I accept that as a professional.”
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Meanwhile, most of the sporting events have been canceled or postponed across the world. There are question marks over the cash-rich Indian Premier League as well. The number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 1000 with 27 people losing their lives on Monday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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The entire world is slowly moving towards a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the cricket fraternity has put their hand up to help the country in such a difficult scenario. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Pathan brothers – Irfan and Yusuf – helped the needy.
