“Not Who The Coach Is”: Sanjay Manjrekar’s Publish Blasted By Web As Anti-Gautam Gambhir

The Gautam Gambhir-era in Indian cricket began on Saturday with the facet taking over Sri Lanka within the first of a three-T20I sequence. From the time, Gambhir took over because the Indian cricket crew coach, anticipation has been constructing over his tenure. Because the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders, Gambhir guided the crew to the IPL 2023 title. Earlier, he guided Lucknow Tremendous Giants to 2 straight IPL playoffs. 

With the Indian cricket crew starting a vital stage, the place seniors like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from T20Is, all eye will likely be on Gambhir. Nevertheless, former Indian cricket crew participant Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on X, that it is by no means about who the coach is.  

“No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India gained WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023. It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease considering there’s a direct correlation,” Sanjay Manjrekar wrote in a publish on X.

No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India gained WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023.

It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease considering there’s a direct correlation.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 27, 2024

Although it was a basic statement, web customers although it as an assault on Gambhir. 

Lafda Time With Gambhir Manjrekar vs Everybody Appears

— Sagar Mhatre (@MhatreGang) July 27, 2024

Why are you salty of gambhir now?

— vir (@minimalkohli) July 27, 2024

What are you attempting to say ? Maintain readability in your statements . It is only a begin for @GautamGambhir . Let him do his job.

— Dipanjan Chatterjee (@I_am_DipCh) July 27, 2024

Manjrekar takes on Gambhir. Sport on

— David (@DavidVj007) July 27, 2024

India first gained the ODI World Cup in 1983 when the crew did not actually have a chosen head coach. Then got here an extremely profitable stint in 2007, and 2011 the place MS Dhoni led the crew, although the coaches have been completely different on each events. 

Underneath Dravid’s mentorship, India lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados and ended their 11-year-long ICC title drought. India additionally got here shut on two events beforehand once they misplaced within the World Take a look at Championship closing and ODI World Cup closing in opposition to Australia final yr.