Sanjay Manjrekar considers IPL as the reason for Team India’s defeat, gives such logic which will force you to think

The Indian cricket team had to face a shameful defeat in the 5-match T-20 series played with England. In this series, England defeated India 4-0. This happened for the first time when India faced a clean sweep in a T-20 series in England. Since then, questions are continuously being raised in the cricket circles on the Indian team management and players. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer and famous commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has given a big statement. He says that the reason for the defeat of this series is not only the players but also those people who have made it easy for the batsmen to score runs in the IPL. It was also suggested that the team should not be selected only on the basis of IPL and those players should also be selected who can perform well on foreign soil.

Sanjay Manjrekar told who should be held responsible for the defeat?

After Team India’s clean sweep in England, the ex-posts of former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar have become a topic of discussion. In this post, Manjrekar says that the players should not be considered the reason for the defeat in England only. Rather, he blamed it on IPL.

Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on X, “The players can easily be held responsible for this defeat on foreign soil, but I think those who have made the IPL easy for the batsmen, which puts pressure on the Indian batsmen, should be held responsible.”

The easy thing would be is to hold players responsible for this overseas T20 setback.

The right thing would be is to hold those responsible who have made IPL such, that it puts a heavy make up on Indian batters.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 12, 2026

Advice given to Indian selectors

There is no doubt that it has become common for players to be selected in the Indian team on the basis of IPL. In such a situation, now Sanjay Manjrekar has advised the Indian selectors that they should include in the team not only the batsmen who have performed in the IPL but also those who can play well abroad.

Sanjay Manjrekar wrote in another X post- “The challenge for the selectors is to select batsmen who can play well abroad without coming under the pressure of IPL performance. They should identify such batsmen and select them for India. India now has to play most of its matches in T20 cricket abroad. Now the fun of domestic cricket is over.

Challenge is for the selectors to imagine Indian batters without the heavy IPL make up & pick only those for India.

A lot of T20 cricket will be overseas now. The home fun run is over.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 12, 2026

Team India clean sweep in England

For the first time, India has faced a clean sweep in T20 International in England. The first match of this series of 5 T20 matches was canceled due to rain. After this, England has badly defeated Team India in 4 consecutive T20 matches and has cleaned up the situation. For the first time, India has faced a clean sweep in a T-20 series in England and this is the first time that the Indian team has got a clean sweep in a T-20 series twice in a row.

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