Sanjay Manjrekar played international cricket for India from 1987 until 1996 as a right-handed middle order batsman.
19 Facts About Sanjay Manjrekar
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Sanjay Manjrekar attended Bombay University, and played in the Vizzy Trophy and the Rohinton Baria Trophy between 1983 and 1985, winning both in 1985, with West Zone Universities and Bombay University respectively.
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Sanjay Manjrekar made his first-class cricket debut on 7 March 1985, scoring 57 runs in his only innings for Bombay during their Ranji Trophy quarter-final victory over Haryana.
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Sanjay Manjrekar retained his place for the semi-final, but did not play again after that until the following season.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored one other hundred that season, and his season's average was 76.40.
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Sanjay Manjrekar struck a double century for West Zone in October 1987, scoring 278 runs from 376 before being run out.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored 78 runs in the match, in which both sides only batted one innings.
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In late 1987, Sanjay Manjrekar made his international debut, facing the West Indies in Delhi.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored five runs in the first innings, and ten in the second, when he retired hurt.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored 52 runs during a narrow victory for India.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored his second Test century in November 1989, against Pakistan.
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Sanjay Manjrekar did not score another international century for two years, when he hit 105 runs from 82 balls in an ODI against South Africa.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored his final international century against Zimbabwe, in October 1992, reaching 104 in a drawn Test match.
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Sanjay Manjrekar continued to play for India until November 1996, making his final appearance in the first Test against South Africa.
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Sanjay Manjrekar scored 34 runs in the first innings and 5 runs in the second, playing as an opening batsman.
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Sanjay Manjrekar completed his international career with 2,043 Test runs, including four centuries, scored at 37.14, and 1,994 ODI runs at an average of 33.23.
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Sanjay Manjrekar was removed from the official commentary panel and apologised after Jadeja's performance in the tournament.
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Commentator Harsha Bhogle raised concerns about the visibility of the ball, to which Sanjay Manjrekar replied that only people like Bhogle would need to ask such questions as they have not played at that level.
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In 2021, messages shared by Twitter users showed Sanjay Manjrekar mocking Jadeja's English.