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File photograph of Sanjay Manjrekar and Virat Kohli.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar seemingly made oblique feedback about Virat Kohli in the course of the commentary of the primary Test match between India and England at Headingley, Leeds on June 20. The remarks got here in the course of the twenty first over of India’s innings when the group have been 77/0, with KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease.LIVE: India vs England 1st Test Day 1Manjrekar’s feedback centered on the batting strategy of the Indian openers, significantly their dealing with of deliveries outdoors the off-stump.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!While analysing the batting efficiency, Manjrekar initially praised the self-discipline proven by the Indian openers. He harassed how they have been taking part in in accordance with the benefit of the ball regardless of the seemingly batting-friendly situations.

“Many would see this session and would think the pitch is placid. The seam bowlers haven’t looked potent, one important reason it is seeing that way is these two have batted well. Potentially wicket-taking, outside the off-stump full and they have been left alone. Jaiswal has done that, anything that has pitched right up into the stump is driven anything that has pitched wide is not disturbed,” Manjrekar mentioned.The commentary took a completely different flip when Brydon Carse bowled a supply on the sixth stump line to KL Rahul, who left it alone. Manjrekar then made the controversial reference that sparked social media discussions.“There’s another example of it. We know of a former batter that would have gone after it and got himself into trouble but not these two,” Manjrekar remarked in the course of the dwell broadcast.The reference seemed to be directed at Kohli, who had just lately introduced his retirement from Test cricket. The context turned clearer contemplating Kohli’s efficiency throughout India’s earlier tour of Australia, the place he was dismissed eight out of 9 occasions whereas trying to play deliveries pitched on the fifth and sixth stump line.

The match proceeded with India’s opening partnership reaching 91 runs earlier than KL Rahul was dismissed by Brydon Carse for 42 runs off 78 balls. Rahul’s dismissal got here when he tried to play a huge supply outdoors off-stump, which resulted in an edge carried to Joe Root in the slip cordon.Following Rahul’s wicket, debutant Sai Sudharsan was dismissed for a four-ball duck in the subsequent over bowled by Ben Stokes. Sudharsan was caught behind by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.