"Why're We Talking About Manish Pandey?": India Great's Brutal On-Air Take

21.04.2023 - 11:33 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian cricket team batter Krisnamachari Srikkanth delivered a brutal judgement on Manish Pandey after Delhi Capitals registered their first win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.

Pandey was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.4 crore in the auction ahead of the latest season and he was expected to play a major role in the absence of the injured Rishabh Pant.

However, he was scored below 100 runs in the season till now and on Thursday, he was dismissed after scoring 21 off 23 deliveries.

Srikkanth seemed quite upset with Pandey's form and when asked about the player, he said that he does not want to talk about him.

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