Former India player Murali Vijay has called out Sanjay Manjrekar for his comments during the second day of the India vs Australia Test match in Nagpur. Vijay took to Twitter to express his disappointment with Manjrekar's reaction after the latter expressed shock at Vijay being number one on the list of conversion rates of Indian openers.
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In the morning session of play, a stat graphic was shown on the broadcast regarding the conversion rates of Indian openers in Tests in home games. Vijay was number one on the list and hence Sanjay Manjrekar said that he was surprised to see Vijay's name on top of the list.
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This remark left Vijay furious and he later tweeted, “@sanjaymanjrekar Surprised wow”. He then went ahead and composed another tweet, calling out the ignorance of the Mumbai-born cricketer. He tweeted, “Some Mumbai ex-players can never be appreciative of the south ! #showsomelove #equality #fairplayforall @sanjaymanjrekar @BCCI”.
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The stat was shown as Indian captain Rohit Sharma was nearing his ninth Test hundred and discussed the best conversion rates for Indian batters who have at least 10 half-centuries in Tests at home. Sharma has a 50 per cent rate, below Kohli's 52. However, leading the list, Vijay has a conversion rate of 60 per cent, as he has scored nine centuries in 30 games in India.
Talking about Murali Vijay, the Tamil Nadu batter recently announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket to play in international leagues worldwide. Vijay announced this decision on January 30.
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