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Virat Kohli vs Sanjay Manjrekar: The ‘cold war’ between Virat Kohli, one of the most successful batsmen in the history of Indian cricket, and former cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar is not hidden from anyone. Recently Manjrekar has once again made a big revelation about the nature of Virat Kohli. Manjrekar believes that Virat Kohli, who looks very aggressive on the field, is personally very sensitive towards his criticism and he does not like to hear bad things about himself.

When Virat gave a ‘befitting reply’ to Manjrekar during the toss

During an interview, Sanjay Manjrekar recalled an old incident that happened during the toss. He told how once Virat Kohli had interrupted him during a live match by referring to one of his old comments. According to Manjrekar, Virat is one of those players who remembers what is being said about him in the media or commentary box. Manjrekar said, “Virat feels that when he is scoring runs, he should be praised for everything, but criticism hurts him.”

Relationship between criticism and Virat Kohli

This is not the first time that there have been reports of tension between Virat and Manjrekar. Even before this, Manjrekar had raised questions on Virat’s batting technique and his captaincy decisions. At the same time, Virat Kohli has indicated on several occasions through press conferences and social media that outside noise does not matter to him, but Manjrekar’s claim is the opposite. He says that Virat pays a lot of attention to external things and often takes them personally.

Does criticism increase Virat’s performance?

Experts believe that Virat Kohli’s biggest strength is his ‘reactive’ nature. Whenever questions are raised on him or he is called ‘finished’, he comes back even more dangerous with the bat. Manjrekar may have called it sensitivity, but for Kohli’s fans, it is his ‘fire’ that inspires him to perform at his best on the field. The latest example of this is the debate over strike rate during the 2024 T20 World Cup and IPL.