New Delhi: India appeared to be making a strong comeback on Day 4 of the 4th Test against Australia, as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli formed a solid 102-run partnership for the third wicket. However, a disastrous mix-up between the two resulted in Jaiswal’s wicket. While opinions vary on who was at fault for the run-out, former Indian cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Irfan Pathan became embroiled in a heated discussion during the post-day analysis on Star Sports.
Manjrekar felt that Virat Kohli should’ve responded to Yahsasvi Jaiswal’s call and taken the single as it was the latter who was running at the dangerous end. Irfan Pathan, however, disagreed, saying Virat Kohli was also at risk of getting run out at the striker’s end as the shot hit from Yashasvi Jaiswal was quite hard.
“Ball was going slow, I don’t think Kohli would’ve been run-out. It was Jaiswal’s call. Maybe a risky run but he was at the danger end, not Kohli. It was a schoolboy error from Virat that he looked back and decided it wasn’t a run. If it was a bad call from Jaiswal, he would’ve gotten out at the non-striker’s end,” Manjrekar said.
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Irfan Pathan, on the other hand, countered Manjrekar’s version, saying Virat Kohli probably wasn’t confident taking the sun as he saw how fast the ball went to the fielder, Pat Cummins. The former India all-rounder also maintained that as a non-striker, Virat Kohli has the right to turn down a run if he feels it is risky.
The two former cricketers even overlapped each other at times, prompting Manjrekar to even say: “If you don’t want to let me talk, it’s alright”.
Sanjay Manjrekar even lost his cool as Irfan continued to press his opinion. He said: “Irfan Pathan’s new interpretation of whether it is a run or not, should be added to the coaching manual.”
Later during the discussion, Manjrekar even attributed Virat Kohli’s dismissal to the ‘guilt’ he must have felt aftewr playing a role in Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal.
“Kohli’s dismissal probably also down to the guilt he had inside his heart over Jaiswal’s run-out. He was leaving outside-off deliveries until then but lost his concentration after the run-out incident,” he said.
