'ICC letting them get away': Manjrekar wants strcit action on Sooryavanshi, Jaiswal
The incident happened on the first day after Fernando dismissed Jaiswal. The India opener had hit three boundaries in the over before Fernando bowled him with a delivery that beat his defence.
Cricket ace Sanjay Manjrekar has taken aim at cricket's governing bodies BCCI and ICC over the lenient disciplinary actions handed out to young Indian players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi despite on-field misbehaviour. The scrutiny came after the Indian opener was involved in an altercation with Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando during the second Test in Galle, resulting in both players receiving a 25% fine of their match fees and one demerit point.
Manjrekar criticized the punishment, stating that such lenient sanctions risk normalising aggressive conduct among talented players, potentially undermining the game's spirit. He specifically highlighted the earlier incident involving Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old prodigy, who faced a heavier 50% match fee fine after confronting opposition players.
Manjrekar urged cricket authorities to consider stricter penalties, such as suspensions, to effectively address these troubling trends.
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