Sanjay Manjrekar faces the ire of Twitterati for his tweet about Root and Gabriel

What's the story?

Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his views on the stump mic issue which arose during the third test match between West Indies and England. On the third day of the third test at St. Lucia, West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was warned by on-field umpires for using abusive language following his spat with opposition captain Joe Root. Manjrekar hailed the stump mic responsible for this issue and he took it to Twitter to voice his opinion. However, the Twitterati savagely trolled the former Indian player for asking the International Cricket Council (ICC) to introspect on the use of stump mics.

The background

Shannon Gabriel's comments were not picked up by the stump mic but Joe Root was heard telling the pacer: "There's nothing wrong with being gay." The on-field umpires, Rod Tucker and Kumar Dharamsena had an exchange of words with Shannon after that incident. However, Manjrekar insensitively tweeted out his views on this matter, just to face the ire of the Twitterati soon.

The heart of the matter

After Sarfraz it’s Shannon Gabriel now who could be in trouble thanks to the stump mics. #ICC must brainstorm and decide if increased use of stump mics is actually good for the game or not.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 12, 2019

Seeing the recent issues which have popped up in cricket due to the stump microphone, Manjrekar tried to get ICC's attention on this thing. But, Manjrekar also tried to protect Shannon Gabriel, who had apparently called Joe Root a gay, in his tweet which angered the cricket fans.

Here are some of the top tweets trolling Manjrekar.

Many students are getting caught cheating in the exam . Authorities must brainstorm if increased use of invigilators is actually good for the exams or not.

— Adithya BS (@iambsa) February 12, 2019

Just because no one happens to see a tree that has fallen in a forest does not mean that the incident hasn't occurred. Removing stump mics thereby incentivising players to mouth abuse is not a feasible solution. Strict reprimands&stricter sanctions, however, are. @CharlesDagnall

— Venkatraman Ganesan (@venky1976) February 12, 2019

like the open vistas of the tweet, the stump mic gives us unfiltered insights into the stupidity of some people.

— Russell Jackson (@rustyjacko) February 12, 2019

Oh come on man, this is completely the wrong take,r u saying we should teach out kids it's ok to be homophobic,racist etc if it's in the heat of the moment?

— Tony Tingey (@tingeytony76) February 12, 2019

After XYZ, it's sanjay manjrekar now who could be in trouble. Broadcasters must brainstorm and decide if increased use of sanjay manjrekar is actually good for TRP or not😁

— Rohit (@Rohit82568162) February 12, 2019

Wow. So continue pollution but ban emission testing machines?

— The Goan Patiala 🥃 (@TheGoanPatiala) February 12, 2019

Sometimes I wonder if you really think before you tweet ? Or maybe ur a trigger happy tweeter ? Expected more sensibility from an experienced and well travelled person like you😔

— Susheel Kumar (@susheelk1) February 12, 2019

What a nonsensical comment. This game is being played by adults who should know better, nothing to do with the stump mics

— Phil Martin (@sportsthematter) February 12, 2019

What's next?

This is not the first time that Manjrekar has been trolled on Twitter for his tweets which the public took to be insensitive. Earlier, he had got into trouble after trying to troll Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza on the micro-blogging site. On the other side, England won the third test comfortably by 232 runs but West Indies won the 3-match series 2-1.