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India Under Virat Reminds Me of Pakistan Under Imran: Manjrekar

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After becoming the first country to whitewash New Zealand in a T20I series in their own backyard, Virat Kohli and Co. have achieved the incredible in the recently-concluded series. India choked New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I to complete the 5-0 annihilation of Black Caps on Sunday. Lauding Team India’s effort and skipper Virat Kohli’s leadership qualities, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar draws a comparison between Kohli’s India and yesteryears Pakistan side under the reign of Imran Khan.

The 54-year-old Manjrekar feels India’s ability to bounce back from the dead and register victories make them a special side. He believes it’s very similar to Pakistan under Imran who used to find different ways of winning games from tough situations. “India under Virat in NZ reminds me of Pakistan under Imran. Strong self-belief as a team. Pakistan under Imran found different ways of winning matches, often from losing positions. That only happens when the self-belief is strong,” Manjrekar wrote on Monday.

Manjrekar also showered top praise on ‘Player of the Series’ – KL Rahul for his consistent performance on the NZ tour so far. The former Mumbai batsman called Rahul as the ‘find of the T20 series’.