He always got involved in the debate by making sharp remarks. This time too, without Virat Kohli’s Test leadership, he opened his mouth in the context as if to provoke a new controversy. He is Sanjay Manjrekar. claimed that his Test captaincy was about to go. And so he announced his decision to step down earlier.
Don’t lead Team India in Tests anymore. sudden announcement on January 15 sent shockwaves through many former and current stars. Many could not believe the sudden decision of the most successful captain of the country in terms of victory. In such a situation, the opposite tone is in Manjrekar’s throat. Former Indian batsman Sojasapata says that Virat Kohli resigned from his post for fear of losing the leadership.
In an interview to English media, Sanjay Manjrekar said, “I don’t think wanted to be fired from the leadership. And when he thought it could happen, he decided to leave. Last year, he stepped down from the leadership of T20 cricket. He also relinquished the captaincy of and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli was then released from ODI duties. There was a lot of confusion about that. In the words of Manjrekar, He left the captaincy of one format after another. The matter was unexpected. But it is strange to make decisions so quickly.
But why is that? According to Manjrekar, the recent changes in team management have also had an impact on decision. has pointed to the end of the and the beginning of the era. Says, looking at during it seemed that he was uncomfortable. and his support staff were much more alert during the time. may have been losing that comfort zone even during It's come one after the other in a very short span - giving up captaincy at RCB and then the white-ball captaincy as well. This also was unexpected, but it is interesting that all these three resignations of important positions have come so quickly one after the other," he added.
Manjrekar further highlighted that the change in management has also played a major role. He feels that won't get the same backing from current head coach like the way he used to get under former coach
"He was uncomfortable when was the coach and once and the support staff came in, he felt comfortable and was able to enjoy his captaincy. The new coach (Rahul Dravid) is no Ravi Shastri. He would have got some inkling of the kind of support he was going to get from him," he stated.
Manjrekar also pointed out that Kohli has found himself out of his comfortable
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"...He Tends To Quit": Sanjay Manjrekar On Virat Kohli Stepping Down India Test Captain
wants to make himself unsackable as captain" and "when he gets that vibe that his captaincy is under threat,
..He Tends To Quit": Sanjay Manjrekar On Virat Kohli Stepping Down India Test Captain
Virat Kohli on Saturday brought an end to a seven-year stint as the Test captain of the Indian cricket team after he announced that he was stepping down from the role. Last year in September, Kohli had quit as captain of the India T20I team, following which he was replaced as ODI captain of the team by the board. He had earlier also stepped as captain Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Reacting to the same, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar said that Kohli "wants to make himself unsackable as captain" and "when he gets that vibe that his captaincy is under threat, he tends to quit".
"I think, in some way, he wants to make himself unsackable as captain. When he gets that vibe that his captaincy is under threat, he tends to quit," Manjrekar said during an interaction on ESPNCricinfo.
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