Sanjay Manjrekar breaks silence on BCCI snub, says commentary was never an entitlement

Cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on Sunday confirmed reports of him being ousted from BCCI's commentary panel. Taking to Twitter, Manjrekar stated that it was up to his employers wher y choose to have him or t and he will always respect that. "Maybe BCCI has t been happy with my performance of late. I accept that as a professional," he added. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had refused to comment on revocation of Sanjay Majrekar from BCCI/IPL commentary team. 

BCCI drops Sanjay Manjrekar from its commentary panel

Sanjay Manjrekar was part of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) commentary panel for many major ICC events ever since he took up commentary gig post his retirement in 1996. While Manjrekar is one of most experienced commentators in world, former Mumbai captain has been involved in quite a few controversies over years. Meanwhile, apart from a statement, particular reason has been released by any official explaining why Sanjay Manjrekar was dropped.

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During first washed-out ‘Ind vs SA’ ODI affair in Dharamsala, Sanjay Manjrekar was t present at venue while or commentators from BCCI’s panel like Sunil Gavaskar and Murali Kartik were present.

While issuing a statement to reporters, a BCCI source simply said that esteemed former cricketer is excluded from its commentary panel because of fact that BCCI is t happy with his work. It is to be ted that BCCI is also planning to exclude Sanjay Manjrekar from upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season panel, should tournament go ahead with its postponed date of April 15.

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