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Sanjay, the great! Hats off, brutally frank in expressing your feeling and experience. I noticed that you are calm and pleasant when I met you in Star Sports work shop with that trade mark smile – which we see now also when you are talking from the field. That makes all your family members feel proud of you in addition to your Cricketing talent – as player or commentator. We enjoy your commentary with crisp comments. Are you continuing your singing ventures?
Just to add here, when your dad was playing, there was no TV, no sponsorship, no financial protection, etc while the great name and fame were unfathomable. That makes it difficult to deal with for any one in that scenario post retirement from Cricket – unless someone was emotionally very strong. Best regards.
1.Got to know about the book;got the electronic copy;and finished the book in one go.
2.A more honest sportsperson memoirs is yet to be written in the modern Indian context.Peter Roebuck comes to mind,almost instantaneously.The starkness of some of the descriptions make them even more vivid.
3.As a soldier educationist,now fully into School education,several,several lessons for all of us.
4.The father son relationship descriptions moved me beyond belief;for I had the exact opposite of his with my father.
Very well written; Moving, emotional and frustrations pouring out due to unhappy childhood and an underutilized, unexploited potential in a career that really didn’t take off. I have seen Manjrekar senior batting in full flow, a sight for the Gods.But what a tale sanjay tells. Really sad. I respect him for saying like it is. ERR
Sanjay, the great! Hats off, brutally frank in expressing your feeling and experience. I noticed that you are calm and pleasant when I met you in Star Sports work shop with that trade mark smile – which we see now also when you are talking from the field. That makes all your family members feel proud of you in addition to your Cricketing talent – as player or commentator. We enjoy your commentary with crisp comments. Are you continuing your singing ventures?
Just to add here, when your dad was playing, there was no TV, no sponsorship, no financial protection, etc while the great name and fame were unfathomable. That makes it difficult to deal with for any one in that scenario post retirement from Cricket – unless someone was emotionally very strong. Best regards.
Better book than what Sachin worte with Boriyat Majumder!
Dear Sir,
1.Got to know about the book;got the electronic copy;and finished the book in one go.
2.A more honest sportsperson memoirs is yet to be written in the modern Indian context.Peter Roebuck comes to mind,almost instantaneously.The starkness of some of the descriptions make them even more vivid.
3.As a soldier educationist,now fully into School education,several,several lessons for all of us.
4.The father son relationship descriptions moved me beyond belief;for I had the exact opposite of his with my father.
5.A re read is in order.
Wow! That is quite an article. I applaud Manjrekar for his honesty and his down-to-earth attitude. This type of writing is extremely rare from India.
Very well written; Moving, emotional and frustrations pouring out due to unhappy childhood and an underutilized, unexploited potential in a career that really didn’t take off. I have seen Manjrekar senior batting in full flow, a sight for the Gods.But what a tale sanjay tells. Really sad. I respect him for saying like it is. ERR