Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a potshot at the BCCI selection committee and said that the selectors played it safe with their squad selection for the T20 World Cup 2024. He felt that the team management opted for experience rather than youth for the tournament.

“It felt as though the Indian selectors played it safe with their selections for the T20 World Cup squad. In picking Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, it was a clear message that they were not yet ready to commit to the youth.” He even acknowledged how the cautious approach could not stop India from showcasing a dynamic brand of cricket.

The way India have batted so far conveys that even though selections have taken a more traditional and cautious route, the brand of cricket on show is going to be modern and dynamic,” Manjrekar wrote in Hindustan Times.

Sanjay Manjrekar also wrote on India's new approach to the T20 World Cup 2024, which supporters had not seen before.

He wrote, “The brand of cricket India are playing in this WC is one we have never seen before, and something we are trying to come to terms with.”

Sanjay Manjrekar highlighted how the fans were disappointed to see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli depart early in the match against Bangladesh. The Indian skipper gave his side a good start with a quickfire 11-ball 23. Virat Kohli followed with a fine 37-run knock before Rishabh Pant added 36 more.

“India was going at nine runs an over despite losing Rohit and Virat by the ninth over on a 150-par score pitch. India was going fine; they still had plenty of batting left — six batters, to be specific, with 11 overs to go,” he wrote.

India is now preparing to take on Australia in their final Super 8 game of the T20 World Cup 2024.