The Indian team has fallen flat on the second day in the Melbourne Test, the team has shot itself in the foot. In response to Australia’s 474 runs, Team India’s batsmen had at one time scored 153 runs at the loss of 2 wickets and the team was moving towards a big score. Then in the 41st over, Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out on the score of 86. Jaiswal missed his century due to lack of coordination with Virat Kohli. Now on one hand, the threat of follow-on is looming on Team India. A video of the heated argument between Irfan Pathan and Sanjay Manjrekar over Jaiswal’s run out has surfaced.
On the second day, India has scored 164 runs at the loss of 5 wickets and the team is still behind by 310 runs in the first innings. After the end of the second day’s play, Irfan Pathan and Sanjay Manjrekar and Irfan Pathan were giving their respective reactions on the run out of Yashasvi Jaiswal. While Manjrekar strongly criticized Kohli, Irfan, on the contrary, was in support of Kohli.
First, Sanjay Manjrekar presented his side and said that, had the ball been going at a slow speed, I do not think that Virat Kohli would have been run out there. This was Jaiswal’s call, perhaps this run was not in danger but it was Jaiswal and not Kohli who was running towards the danger end. It was a childish mistake by Virat that he looked back and decided that it was not a run. If Jaiswal’s decision had been wrong, he would have been out at the non-striking end.
Countering Sanjay Manjrekar’s view, Irfan Pathan said that Virat Kohli was probably not confident about taking the run as the ball went quickly to the fielder. Irfan also said that Virat Kohli, standing at the non-striking end, also has the right to refuse to run away to avoid risk. After this Sanjay Manjrekar said, if you do not want to let me talk then it is okay.
Heated Argument Between Sanjay Manjrekar And Irfan Pathan, Sanjay Manjrekar Was Defaming Virat Kohli While Irfan Pathan Was Defending Virat Kohli (On Yashasvi Jaiswal Run Out)#INDvsAUS #ViratKohli #YashasviJaiswal#AUSvINDIA pic.twitter.com/8YmOcA8JyL
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