The commentator has yet again stressed that Jasprit Bumrah was the more deserving candidate for the Test captaincy, citing the premier fast bowler’s proven match-winning performances across all conditions and in all three formats of the game.
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Sanjay Manjrekar said on JioStar, “I was against it. Let's be very honest, because I thought Bumrah would have been the better choice and the logical choice, without really thinking too much about the future, looking into the crystal ball. So, I don't think it was the right decision.”
Sanjay Manjrekar admits never doubted Shubman Gill’s temperament, but his overseas run
Manjrekar further mentioned, “But was Shubman Gill going to be a failure as captain? No. As captain, temperamentally, we knew that he wouldn't carry the anxiety of being the captain and affect his pattern. That is something we knew.
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Sanjay Manjrekar says Shubman Gill fixed his flaws and proved everyone wrong
Manjrekar admitted that Gill fixed key technical flaws and showed the class everyone with his stunning knock on his Test captaincy debut, and that too in England.
Notably, Gill led India from the front with a remarkable knock of an unbeaten 127 and stitched a crucial 129-run third-wicket partnership with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who impressed with a fluent 101. The Indian captain then stitched an unbeaten 138-run partnership with Rishabh Pant (65*) to take India to 359/3 at stumps on Day 1 against England at Headingley.
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