Twitter trolls Sanjay Manjrekar for calling Shivam Dube ‘handsome’

Dube was picked by RCB at INR 5 crores.

Published - 20 Dec 2018, 16:14 IST | Updated - 20 Dec 2018, 16:14 IST

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Shivam Dube doesn’t have a whole lot of experience in the Indian domestic circuit, but he has already managed to capture the imaginations of the supporters as well as the selectors. He was severe on leg-spinner Pravin Tambe in the inaugural Mumbai T20 League at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He made his List A debut in 2017 and later that year, forayed into first-class cricket.

He is a pace-bowling all-rounder and is currently plying his trade in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. He has played five matches thus far in the tournament and has churned out 489 runs at an incredible average of 69.85. He has already scored a couple of centuries against Railways and Gujarat. The 25-year-old has been equally effective with the ball in hand, having picked up 17 wickets in the event.

Manjrekar comments for Dube

His best bowling figures of 7/53 came against Karnataka in Belgavi. The superlative shows brought him into the limelight and he was listed in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at a base price of INR 20 lakhs. As many as three teams- Delhi Capitals (DCS), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) entered into a bidding war for the all-rounder.

Eventually, it was RCB, who bagged his services at a whopping price of INR 5 crore. In the meantime, the cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar remarked that albeit Dube’s credentials will be known during the IPL, there’s no doubt in the fact that he is the most ‘handsome’ player in the T20 extravaganza.

He took to Twitter and wrote, “Time will tell if Shivam Dubey becomes an IPL star or not, but he is already one of the most handsome players in the IPL,”

Here is Manjrekar’s tweet

Time will tell if Shivam Dubey becomes an IPL star or not, but he is already one of the most handsome players in the IPL. 👍
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 20, 2018

However, the words didn’t go down with the users on Twitter by any stretch of the imagination. Subsequently, they trolled him left-right and centre.

Here is how Twitterati ridiculed Manjrekar

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— Aniket Survase (@aniket_survase) December 20, 2018

Sometimes I wonder Why I am even following you
🤔🤔
— himanshu (@hhemo) December 20, 2018

another kl rahul in the making.. good for instagram..
— Entire Political Science (@EntireScience) December 20, 2018

This is a cricketing tournament not a modelling show
— Ayon J Chakraborty (@AyonjyotiC) December 20, 2018

Suspect behaviour Sanjay..
— Shaik Syed Ali (@UrAvgIndian) December 20, 2018

People usually get mature when aging. But, in your case its reverse.
— Vignesh Kiswanth (@kiswanth14) December 20, 2018

When Sanjay tries to tell something about a topic
" it goes out of topic" for no reason
— sai 🇮🇳 (@Sairam_39) December 20, 2018

I get it…You mean the next Unmukt Chand 😜
— Sujith Kolap (@KolapSujith) December 20, 2018

Aapke hisab se to har Mumbai wala mahan cricketer hai
— Prashant pathak (@Prashant_srcm) December 20, 2018

Shaadi karle usse
— ॐ (@YogaVedanta_) December 20, 2018

Sir Daleep vengsarkar was also handsome! And… Rest is history. 😊
— Rajneesh Gora (@GoraRajneesh) December 20, 2018

To Bollywood me entry kara do bhai … isko chodo K L Rahul IPL k time pe kya khata he vo pata karo and strict ipl diet pe rakho baki time pe … kyun ki selectors usko team se to nikalne se rahe
— Sameer Vaghela (@isameervaghela) December 20, 2018