Sanjay Manjrekar Trolled For Asking ICC to Introspect on Use of Stump Mics After Sarfraz Ahmed And Shannon Gabriel Episode

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar faced heat on social space over his recent comments where he asked ICC to introspect the stump mics after the Sarfraz Ahmed and Shanon Gabriel episode.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar faced heat on social space over his recent comments where he asked ICC to introspect the stump mics after the Sarfraz Ahmed and Shanon Gabriel episode. Manjrekar asked ICC to introspect whether usage of stump mics is helping the game progress. It was during South Africa vs Pakistan series where Sarfraz was heard getting racial when he called Protean Andile Phelukwayo as ‘black’. The Pakistan skipper was banned by ICC for four games. Now, a controversy has erupted with respect to West Indies’s Shannon Gabriel during the third Test against England. Manjrekar’s post read, ” After Sarfraz it’s Shannon Gabriel now who could be in trouble thanks to the stump mics. #ICC must brainstorm and decide if increased use of stump mics is actually good for the game or not.”

After Sarfraz it’s Shannon Gabriel now who could be in trouble thanks to the stump mics. #ICC must brainstorm and decide if increased use of stump mics is actually good for the game or not.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 12, 2019

What Manjrekar’s comment did was, it drew trolls and here is what they said:

Many students are getting caught cheating in the exam . Authorities must brainstorm if increased use of invigilators is actually good for the exams or not.
— Adithya BS (@iambsa) February 12, 2019

Let’s remove the cameras too? Look at what happened to Steve Smith. All the controversy would’ve been avoided if there were no cameras at all. Let’s just stop playing, then no one would be able to pass racist comments on the field! 🤦🏽‍♂️
— Kunal Tolani 🏏⚡ (@Kunal_jt) February 12, 2019

they are in trouble because of what they said, not because of the stump mics. Hope that helps!
— DavidY (@djy1976) February 12, 2019

ICC: pic.twitter.com/aCRpTOpNep
— Cricket Guru (@CricketGuru15) February 12, 2019

What are you saying here?
Be competitive yes. But don’t be racist or homophobic.
Good guys or not, heat of the moment or not, there’s just no need for it. Glad there are stump mics to give light to this rubbish, so it can stop. https://t.co/ukrePIEhFV
— Peter Borren (@dutchiepdb) February 12, 2019

Or maybe the players should reassess what language they feel is acceptable? The cricket field is their workplace, speaking the way they have would not, thankfully, be considered suitable for in many work environments!
— Michael Penhale (@vetenari) February 12, 2019

Windies head coach Richard Pybus, meanwhile, said he had no knowledge of any comment made by Gabriel but insisted that the team would be addressing the issue if the comment is found to be “untoward”.

“Nothing has been reported to me. If a comment was made, we will review it. And if it was untoward, we will be addressing it,” Pybus said, as quoted by The Guardian.