Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed his views on social media that Anil Kumble “was a better choice” than Ravi Shastri as head coach of Indian cricket team.
The former Test batsman and a well-known TV commentator also reacted to Shastri’s disappointment at Sourav Ganguly, who was one of the dominant members of the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee that interviewed the candidates for this high profile job.
Manjrekar, who has been Shastri’s teammate in the Mumbai Ranji team and in recent times shared space in the commentary box with him, has mocked at Shastri’s anguish remarks over Ganguly.
“More than Ganguly, Ravi is miffed with the rejection. It’s a new experience for him,” Manjrekar tweeted.
More than Sourav, I think Ravi is miffed with the rejection. It's a new experience for him. BCCI have made the better choice as coach.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 29, 2016
It’s not for the first time that Sanjay Manjrekar has mocked Ravi Shastri in social media, During the South Africa series last year, after the Mumbai ODI, similar reactions came from Manjrekar’s side when Shastri had a spat with Wankhede curator Naik over the nature of the pitch.