Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a nasty dig at India coach Gautam Gambhir

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar recently sparked a debate on social media with his comments criticizing the coach of the Indian cricket team, referring to the recent appointment of. Gautam Gambhir. The appointment of Gambhir has been a matter of debate for cricket lovers as most of the players who have played cricket have raised this issue in different discussions.

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Manjrekar’s comments were provocative. He appealed to fans and critics to “relax” and suggested that the success of the Indian cricket team should not be attributed to the coaches alone. “Victory is not just about the coach; is about the entire Indian cricket team,” Manjrekar insisted.

Manjrekar pointed out that all four times when India won the World Cup, in 2 of them, we did not have a special coach, but we still won. “India has won the World Cup four times and in two of those times, this team did not have special coaches.“

He wanted to emphasize that the focus should be on the performance of the entire Indian cricket team, not just the coaches.

“No coach Lalchand Rajput Gary Kirsten and Dravid coaches when India won WCs in 1983,2007,201 & 2023. It’s really about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time stops thinking that there is a direct correlation.“, Manjrekar wrote on X.

No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten and Dravid. Coaches when India won WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023.
It is about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time stops thinking that there is a direct correlation.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 27, 2024

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Manjrekar in previous World Cup coaches

In his tweet, Manjrekar highlighted India’s history of World Cup victories to support his argument. He pointed out that India’s victory is not always related to having professional coaches. He noted that there India won the ODI World Cup in 1983, there was no official coach of the team. Similarly, during the 2007 T20 World Cup win under MS Dhonicaptain, Lalchand Rajput he worked as a team director instead of a traditional coach.

Manjrekar went on to mention the 2011 ODI World Cup, where India, under Dhoni’s leadership, won Gary Kirsten as the head coach. Recently, in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024India won under Rohit Sharmacaptain, with Rahul Dravid as the head coach.

“India has won the World Cup four times, and in two of those times, the team did not have special coaches.” , said Manjrekar. He wanted to emphasize the point that the focus should be on the performance of the entire Indian cricket team, not just the coaches.

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