Former India National Cricket Team Batter Sanjay Manjrekar has said that quality of cricket on display in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 was not very good.
Sanjay manjrekar said that the bowling attacks of India and engine “one of the weakest” he has seen in a high-profile series featuring two big teams.
The Anderson-Tendulkar trophy ended in a draw
India and England Engaged in a High-profile series Across June, July, And August and Thoroughly Entertained The Fans by Playing An Amazing Brand of Cricket Across all 25 days of Plays of Plays of Plays of Plays of Playing.
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Players of both teams gave their all on the field, and in the end, the series ended in a 2-2 draw, which was a fair reflection of the fight put up by India and England.
England Started the series with a stunning 5-health Victory at Headingley in Leeds Before India Made An Unbelievable Comeback to Register a 336-R Win at Edgbaston in Bermingham.
Then, The Thrilling Third Test Match at Lord’s in London was won by england by 22 runs, and the fourth test ended in a draw at old trafford in manchester. In the fifth and final test, India seled a terrific 6-r win at kennington oval in London.
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Was floured by the performance of young India – Sanjay Manjrekar
In his column for Hindustan Times, The Former Indian Batter Sanjay Manjrekar said that he was in Awe of the performance delivered by a young Indian team aganst engine. He said:
“I must Confesses, I, Too, Like You, was Flored by the performance of Young India in an overseas, exhahausive test series of 5 tests matches, Each Test Match Lasting 5 days.
“Firstly, my feeling about young India batters does not change, my chest is still pumped in the way (yashasvi) Jaiswal, (shubman) gill, (kl) rahul, (raishabh) pant, (ravindra) jadeja and ever (Washington sundar) washy batted.
“And we are not talking only about the results here … it’s how these results were achieved, it was through hardcore old fashioned test batting of the extrame Kind, Defending for Hours with a Still Bat, Leaving Balls Outside off, ball after ball, when rest of the year these same batters are trying to hit a 6 off every ball, it was not just just unbelievable but even hard to fathom. “
Was the cricket of the highest quality? No, it wasn’t – sanjay manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar Further Said That It was a Great Test Series from India’s Perspective BeCause even in the Absence of Big Names, The Visitors Managed to Deliver Improvesive Performanceses. He said:
“That all this happy in front of packed audiences was icing on the cake! Especially for Indian Fans a Team Devoid of All the big names, most of them on their first tour of england and that virtually every match finished so close was a much-needed blessing for test CRICTET CRCET. Spectacle, it was two months of brilliance “
Sanjay Manjrekar, however, was against the idea of the Anderson-tendulkar trophy being one of the best series in recent memory.
Sanjay manjrekar felt that the highest quality of cricket was not on display, especially trust of the Weak Bowling Attacks of Both TEAMS. He stated:
“Great Series for Fans, Yes Great Result for Indian Cricket Lovers Yes, Great Advertisement for Test Cricket Yees, But What About Quality? sorry to burst the bubble, it has to be one of the weakest bowling attacks from bot sides that I have seen in a series featuring two mainstreams. “
Notably, the likes of mohammed siraj, ben stokes, josh tongue, jasprit bumrah, and gus atkinson looking terrific with the ball, but the others struggled.
