Vikas Kohli Hits Back at Sanjay Manjrekar Over ‘Easiest Format’ Remark on Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's brother, Vikas Kohli, has once again sharply retorted to a statement made by former Indian cricketer and renowned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. The controversy began when Manjrekar expressed disappointment over Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket and play only ODIs.

One-day Internationals (ODIs) were described as the "easiest format"

Sanjay Manjrekar stated that ODIs are the easiest format for top-order batsmen. He also stated that he was particularly disappointed that Virat Kohli chose to leave Test cricket and play ODIs. Manjrekar's statement sparked considerable debate on social media, and now Virat Kohli's brother, Vikas Kohli, has openly responded.

Vikas Kohli's scathing response on social media

After Virat Kohli's brilliant century against New Zealand, Vikas Kohli took aim at Manjrekar on his official Threads account, writing: "I want to know which format of cricket is the easiest, according to the cricket expert. It has to be done on the field. Anyway, as I said - it's easy to say, not to do." Although he didn't directly mention Sanjay Manjrekar, the implication was clear.

Has commented before

This isn't the first time Vikas Kohli has criticized Manjrekar. A few days ago, he wrote in a post: "It's such an easy format, isn't it? Someone gave me some advice a few days ago... It's easy to say, not to do." It's clear that the Kohli family is deeply upset by Manjrekar's statement.

Virat's brilliant innings against New Zealand

In Sunday's match against New Zealand, Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 124 runs off 108 balls. However, despite his excellent batting, Team India failed to achieve the target of 337 runs. In this match, top-order batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Shreyas Iyer failed to score big innings.

Virat's excellent form in ODIs

This was Virat Kohli's fourth century in his last nine List A matches, which shows that he is still in excellent form in ODI cricket and is taking responsibility for the team in big matches.

What did Sanjay Manjrekar say?

Sanjay Manjrekar said about Virat Kohli's Test career: "For five years, Virat struggled in Test cricket, averaging 31. I think he didn't try his best to understand and improve those problems."

He further said: "It would have been understandable if Virat had retired from cricket altogether, but the decision to play only ODIs disappoints me more, as this format is the easiest for top-order batsmen."

While Virat Kohli is responding with his on-field performance, his brother Vikas Kohli is defending him on social media. While this controversy may be limited to mere rhetoric, Virat's batting is proving that cricket isn't easy in any format.

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