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Sanjay Manjrekar has backed Jasprit Bumrah to replace Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians captain after their disappointing IPL 2026 campaign.


Sanjay Manjrekar believes the captaincy move involving Hardik Pandya has not worked for Mumbai Indians.

The former India batter wants Jasprit Bumrah to be given a chance to lead MI in the IPL.

MI captain Hardik Pandya in frame. (Screenshot)

Not Tilak Varma, Sanjay Manjrekar backs this star India player to replace Hardik

Punjab Kings are under pressure after four straight defeats, with their IPL 2026 playoff hopes now depending on the final three league matches.


Punjab Kings must win at least two of their remaining three games to stay in the playoff race.

The Shreyas Iyer-led side have slipped after starting IPL 2026 unbeaten in their first seven matches.

Shreyas Iyer in this frame. (X)

Can PBKS still qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs? All scenarios explained

Sanjay Manjrekar criticised the IPL Impact Player rule, claiming it is limiting the all-round development of young talents like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.


Sanjay Manjrekar feels the Impact Player rule is hurting the long-term growth of cricket.

The former India batter wants Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to contribute in the field as well, not just with the bat.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame. (X)

Sanjay Manjrekar says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shouldn’t be ‘just chilling'

In batters' world where bowlers are finding it tough to survive, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is challenging the new norms and excelling at it, making a case for India T20I squad comeback. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar currently holds the purple cap.

Bhuvneshwar's economy rate is highly impressive in IPL 2026. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rohit Sharma

'I stopped making long term goals': Bhuvneshwar on chatter around T20I comeback

Sanjay Manjrekar says that Virat Kohli feeds off criticism and uses it to score big runs. He recalled his experience at the toss after he had criticised the former captain.

Sanjay Manjrekar labelled Virat Kohli 'very sensitive to criticism'.

Manjrekar said that Kohli's response to criticism is a 'good thing'. 

Sanjay Manjrekar, Virat Kohli

'Suddenly one day I would find Kohli very cold at the toss,' recalls Manjrekar

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Satwik-Chirag kicked off their Thailand Open 2026 campaign with a gritty win to advance further in the BWF Super 500 tournament.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning start to their Thailand Open 2026.

They battled past the Indonesian duo of Putra Erwiansyah and Bagas Maulana.

Thailand Open 2026 badminton: Satwik-Chirag enter the first round after a hard-fought win

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Thailand Open 2026 : Satwik-Chirag enter first round after hard-fought win

Bangladesh’s historic Test victory over Pakistan has caused major movement in the WTC 2025-27 points table and standings.

Bangladesh scripted history by defeating Pakistan by 104 runs and registering their maiden Test win against the Men in Green on Pakistani soil.

The historic result significantly boosted Bangladesh’s position in the WTC standings, while Pakistan slipped down.

Updated WTC 2025-27 points table: How Bangladesh’s historic win over Pakistan reshaped standings

Bangladesh Cricket Team

Updated WTC 2025-27 points table: How Bangladesh’s win over Pakistan reshaped...

Bangladesh national cricket team scripted history with their first-ever home Test win over Pakistan national cricket team after a dominant 104-run victory in Dhaka.


Nahid Rana starred with a match-winning five-wicket haul as Pakistan collapsed to 163 all out.

Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque led the batting charge to help Bangladesh take a 1-0 series lead.

Bangladesh Test players in this frame. (Getty)

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