Manjrekar slams ICC, BCCI for going soft on disciplinary violations by youngsters
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has criticized the ICC and BCCI for their lenient approach toward disciplinary issues involving young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal. He argues that failing to penalize on-field confrontations effectively encourages repeat behavior and harms the sport.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing debates regarding player conduct and the consistency of disciplinary enforcement in professional cricket.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the ICC and the BCCI for their handling of recent disciplinary violations by young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying that the two bodies are "training" them to repeat such behaviour by letting them get away with it.
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Both Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi have been involved in heated on-field confrontations, with the former even defending his actions in the face of criticism.
"Dear @icc & @bcci Vaibhav for Ind A recently & now Jaiswal... if you keep letting them get away with such behaviour, you train them to repeat such behaviour. It's not good for the sport & crucially their own future too," Manjrekar wrote on 'X'.
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