Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian cricketer took to X to give his opinions after India defeated Pakistan in a nerve wrecking contest in the currently ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup. India batted first and also saw the collapse of their batting unit as India could only make a modest score of 120 runs in the 20 overs. It looked like a very easy target to chase for Pakistan with them having to score just one run per ball. Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah stood up to the task and with his amazing bowling took the match away from Pakistan.
The Indian Batting Collapse
The Indian batting unit collapsed for just a score of 120 runs. Virat Kohli who is the poster boy of Indian cricket and the ICC to spread cricket elsewhere in the world was reciving most of the attention due to his past standout performances against Pakistan where he has been the deciding factor. In the case of this match, Virat Kohli could not get firing as he got out for just 4 runs after trying to hit a ball past point and was caught. The rest of the Indian batting also collapsed with Rishabh Pant's heroic batting taking India upto a score of 120 runs. ('Tel Lagao Dabur Ka, Wicket Lo Babar Azam Ka:' Rishabh Pant's Hilarious Reaction To Fan Chants During IND vs PAK Clash Goes Viral)
Bumrah And Co. Prove To Be The Deciding Factor
With a very small target to defend the pressure was on the Indian ballers to pick up wickets and not give away too many runs. Jasprit Bumrah proved to be a match winner for India as he only gave 14 runs in his four overs and picked up three very important wickets. This eased the pressure off the other bowlers who were then able to defend India's target and restrict Pakistan to just a score of 113 handing India a six run win over arch rivals Pakistan and further establishing their dominance.
Manjrekar Praises Bumrah, Takes A Dig At Kohli
After India's win against Pakistan, former cricketer took to X to praise Jasprit Bumrah while also taking a dig at Virat Kohli.
"While Indian media obsesses over Virat & Co, Jasprit Bumrah quietly wins games for India single-handedly. By far the best player in the Indian team & has been for a while now." Manjrekar wrote on X.
