'Sachin Tendulkar grew up in a different era': Manjrekar amid calls for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's India debut
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's impressive IPL performance has sparked discussions about his potential inclusion in the Indian cricket team. Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar emphasized that comparisons to Sachin Tendulkar are not appropriate due to the different eras and formats of cricket. He advised allowing Sooryavanshi to navigate his own career path without external pressure.
- ▪Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 IPL matches with a strike rate of 237.31.
- ▪Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Tendulkar and Sooryavanshi's journeys are fundamentally different.
- ▪Tendulkar made his international debut at 16, while Sooryavanshi is excelling in T20 cricket.
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