Veteran commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has opened up on the recent performance of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s opener David Warner. who seems to have lost his touch in the Indian Premier League (IPL). His comments came after seeing his yet another failure.
However, David Warner has so far managed only 195 runs at a strike rate of 107 in eight matches so far. Since they have already out of the playoffs race, Sanjay Manjrekar said that they should look beyond some senior players in the upcoming matches.
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“In this game, they have got to look at the future more than this year, and look at players that they have some interest in, and look beyond players whom they may not want to retain or have long-term plans with. I think, in that category, they’ve got to have people like David Warner, who seems lost at the moment in that team,” Sanjay Manjrekar said on Instagram (presented by Dafa News).
He continued: “Manish Pandey, we have seen the best of Manish Pandey, the worst of Manish Pandey. They might want to look at somebody who contributes a little more consistently. Kedar Jadhav is another player whom they could replace.”
Sanjay Manjrekar also said that young players are known for their T20 skills but they are not mature enough to handle pressure situations. As an example, he named Abdul Samad, who failed in a pressure situation against the Punjab Kings recently.
“The three young players that they have – Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad. We saw Abdul Samad in a pressure situation against Punjab, how he got out. Pressure tends to get to all these young players who are picked on their T20 game,” he added.
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“In the Indian T20 league, very often you are chasing 140-150 (runs). Last game, you saw Hyderabad was chasing only 120 (runs), couldn’t get there. If you have first-class successful seasoned batters, they may not have the power, they may not have a strike rate of 140-150. But what they have is experience, calmness and just the match experience that will come good,” Sanjay Manjrekar concluded.
