IPL 2017: Behind the scenes, Part 2
The world of social media, more often than not, carries a storyline of its own pertaining to whatever action transpires on and off the cricket field. With several cricketers being active members of various social media websites, banters, discussions, and to an extent, arguments happen to be a daily dose for a social media buff.
The increasing familiarity with one’s favourite cricketers through the direct engagement that the platforms of Facebook, Twitter etc. provide, makes one believe that their favourite cricketer is only a text away.
Tapping into the endless parallel world that runs in front of us, on our laptop screens and mobiles, we bring to you the weekly dose of IPL cricketing action that took place on the social media.
The Sanjay Manjrekar-Kieron Pollard controversy
First flare-up of IPL 10 was when Kieron Pollard of Mumbai Indians called out commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for saying on air that the West Indian did not have the ‘brains’ to bat higher up the order.
Against KKR at Wankhede Stadium, Pollard came in to bat at No 6 and scored a run-a-ball 17, while chasing Kolkata’s 179. When Manjrekar was asked which position he thought suited Pollard, he said, “When I look at Pollard, I look at him as more a six-seven-overs-left-in-the-innings batsman.
“Whether he will be able to bat at No 3 and whether he has the versatility to pick up the singles if the boundaries are not coming, does he have the range as a batsman? I don’t think so. My view is, maybe six or seven overs left in the innings is the perfect time for Pollard to come in.”
Pollard misunderstood Manjrekar’s ‘range’ to brains, and tweeted,
However, Manjrekar never used the word ‘brain’ or ‘brainless’ for Pollard and tweeted back,
Pollard is yet to reply back to the former India batsman, an apology maybe?