Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, an Indian cricket analyst and former cricketer, was born on July 12, 1965, know his age, career stats, net worth, commentary salary and Twitter
From 1987 until 1996, he was a right-handed middle order batsman for India in international cricket.
Sanjay Manjrekar Biography, Age, Wife, Daughter, Career Statistics, Commentary Salary, Net Worth And Twitter
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar |
| Born | 12 July 1965 (age 56) |
| Mangalore, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India | |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off spin |
| Role | Batsman |
| Relations | Vijay Manjrekar (father) |
| Dattaram Hindlekar (great-uncle) | |
| International information | |
| National side | India (1987–1996) |
| Test debut (cap 179) | 25 November 1987 v West Indies |
| Last Test | 20 November 1996 v South Africa |
| ODI debut (cap 66) | 5 January 1988 v West Indies |
| Last ODI | 6 November 1996 v South Africa |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1984–1998 | Mumbai |
Sanjay was born to batting legend Vijay Manjrekar and Rekha Manjrekar and is married to Madhavi with them having two children, Devika and Siddharth.
Career In Domestic
Manjrekar was born on July 12, 1965, in Mangalore, in what was formerly known as Mysore State (present-day Karnataka) in southern India, to a Marathi family. His father, Vijay Manjrekar, played 55 Test matches for India between 1952 and 1965. Between 1978 and 1982, he competed in the Cooch Behar Trophy as a schoolboy. Between 1983 and 1985, he attended Bombay University and competed in the Vizzy Trophy and the Rohinton Baria Trophy, winning both with West Zone Universities and Bombay University in 1985.
Manjrekar made his first-class cricket debut on March 7, 1985, when he scored 57 runs in his only innings for Bombay against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final. He kept his spot in the semi-final, but he didn’t play again until the following season. In 1985–86, he batted consistently, averaging 42.40 with the bat. He made his first century in first-class cricket the following season, remaining 100 not out in the first innings of a match against Baroda. That season, he added another hundred to his total, and his season average was 76.40. In October 1987, he hit a double century for West Zone, scoring 278 runs off 376 balls before being dismissed.
He had a successful domestic season in 1990–91, hitting four hundred and one half-century in eight first-class games. During the season, he hit his highest score of 377 against Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy semi-final. He scored 224 runs in the 1994–95 Ranji Cup final, helping Bombay achieve a total of 690/6 declared in their first innings, which was enough to win the trophy.
In 1996–97, he captained his team to a second Ranji Trophy final, which was dubbed Mumbai at the time. In a game where both teams batted only one innings, Manjrekar scored 78 runs. Manjrekar continued to play domestic cricket until the end of the 1997–98 season, with a first-class batting average of 55.11 and a second-class batting average of 45.79.
International Career
Manjrekar made his international debut against the West Indies in Delhi in late 1987. When he retired hurt in the second inning, he had scored five runs in the first and ten in the second. In a One Day International against New Zealand in December 1988, he scored his first half-century in international cricket. During India’s close triumph, Manjrekar scored 52 runs. In April of the following year, he hit his first Test century, batting 108 against the West Indies. In November 1989, against Pakistan, he struck his second Test century. He helped India draw the match by scoring 113 not out in the fourth innings. Manjrekar’s highest score in Test cricket was 218 in the third Test of the same series.
In a drawn Test match against Zimbabwe in October 1992, Manjrekar achieved his final international century, hitting 104. He played for India till November 1996, making his final match against South Africa in the first Test. As an opening batsman, he scored 34 runs in the first innings and 5 runs in the second. He finished his international career with 2,043 Test runs at an average of 37.14, including four centuries, and 1,994 ODI runs at an average of 33.23.
Career Runs, Record and Stats
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 37 | 74 | 147 | 145 |
| Runs scored | 2,043 | 1,994 | 10,252 | 5,175 |
| Batting average | 37.14 | 33.23 | 55.11 | 45.79 |
| 100s/50s | 4/9 | 1/15 | 31/46 | 3/38 |
| Top score | 218 | 105 | 377 | 139 |
| Balls bowled | 17 | 8 | 383 | 14 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bowling average | – | 10 | 79.33 | 22 |
| 5 wickets in innings | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | – | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/2 |
| Catches/stumpings | 25/1 | 23/0 | 103/2 | 64/0 |
Career As A Commentator
Manjrekar began working as a cricket analyst after retiring from professional cricket.
Manjrekar reportedly labelled Pollard “brainless” when commentating on the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in April 2017. Pollard took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the remark. Manjrekar later explained that he had meant the word “range” rather than “brainless.”
He has also been persistently involved in a scuffle with Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin owing to bemusing comments on the players.
Salary And Net-Worth
Salary – Rs. 56.93 lakh per series in international cricket and $1 million per year
Net-Worth -15 Cores INR
Warnie showed his class when the chips were down. Made no excuses, took his hat off to his vanquisher, never made excuses & always, always put himself in the firing line. Bowled the tough overs, the pressure overs. True champion! True great! #MissingYouWarnie
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 5, 2022
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