Sanjay Manjrekar was at the receiving end of criticism again, as he got involved in a verbal spat with Harsha Bhogle over the visibility of the pink ball used during the day-night Test between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
At one point during commentary, Harsha suggested that the players should be asked about the visibility of the ball, which is something being tried in India for the first time.

To which Sanjay replied:
Only you need to ask, Harsha, not us, who have played a fair bit of the game.
Harsha bhogle and Sanjay manjrekar having a difference of opinion on live tv pic.twitter.com/0TTSLQDCvO
— Vijay (@flighted_leggie) November 24, 2019
This comment did not go down well with people, who adore and respect Harsha Bhogle as a legendary commentator and one of the sharpest minds in cricket.
I think the next item on Dada’s To-Do list should be de-list Sanjay Manjrekar. Adds absolutely no value, raging sycophant, makes watching Cricket a painful experience, and is an around nuisance. We deserve better
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) November 24, 2019
Never heard a budding cricketer say:
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) November 25, 2019
I want to grow up and be like Sanjay Manjrekar
Never heard a budding sports presenter say:
I want to grow up and be like Sanjay Manjrekar
Harsha sir owns atleast one of these spaces. If Sanjay didn’t play cricket, he wouldn’t be on TV
Dear @StarSportsIndia team, how much money will it cost the cricket fans to get @sanjaymanjrekar out of commentary box? Please let us know, we will crowdfund it within hours, bcoz you are simply ruining the cricket for us. His today’s comments on Harsha were deplorable. #INDvsBAN
— Tanmay Agarwal (@Tanmay6291) November 24, 2019
Sanjay Manjrekar was a complete ass with you in the commentary box today. You made a perfectly valid point. He had no business being so condescending.
— Siddhartha (@sidkarna) November 24, 2019
Hey Sanjay Manjrekar @sanjaymanjrekar while you were sitting on your high horse and arguing like a prick about there being no visibility issue in a condescending tone to @bhogleharsha, Mayank Agarwal just said on TV that there are issues in visibility (1). #INDvBAN
— Jerin Ephrem (@jerinephrem) November 24, 2019
Low blow from @sanjaymanjrekar there. When Harsha suggested that batsmen should be asked about the visibility of the pink ball, “You need to ask Harsha. I think for players who have played the game…”
— RandomCricketPhotos&Videos (@RandomCricketP1) November 24, 2019
And he’s again bragging about 10-15 years of FC cricket.
HB sounds agitated.
Belittling Harsha just because he hasn’t played cricket is pure BS. Please get rid of this crap #SanjayManjrekar @StarSportsIndia @BCCI https://t.co/8z7wIHNxNa
— Harsh (@harshupadhyayy) November 25, 2019
Later during the conversation, Harsha also made his point by saying:
The reason I say the players should be asked about the pink ball is, when you have played the game, you get to know about the conditions but that cannot be a limitation to learning. It has to be an ‘aid’ to learning.
#SanjayManjrekar the bits and pieces cricketer and commentator ! pic.twitter.com/cWHNYmpiob
— Trojan_Horse (@sampath0272) November 24, 2019
Which, in all fairness, is a brilliant argument.