Sanjay Manjrekar Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More
Bio | |
Real Name | Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar |
Nickname | Sanj |
Profession | Former Indian Cricketer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx,) | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 159 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | Test- 25 November 1987 vs West Indies at Delhi ODI- 5 January 1988 vs West Indies at Rajkot |
International Retirement | Test- 20 November 1996 vs South Africa at Ahmedabad ODI- 6 November 1996 vs South Africa at Mumbai |
Coach/Mentor | Subhash Bandiwadekar |
Domestic/State Team | Mumbai |
Nature on field | Cool |
Likes to play against | South Africa |
Career Turning Point | In 1989, when he scored 218 runs against Pakistan in a Test match. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 12 July 1965 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 59 Years |
Birth Place | Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | Not Known |
College | N/A |
Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Family | Father- Late Vijay Manjrekar, Former Indian Cricketer Mother- Late Rekha Manjrekar Brother- Not Known Sisters- Anjali and 1 more |
Religion | Hindu |
Hobbies | Singing |
Controversies | • In 2009, he was criticized for making a controversial statement against Sachin Tendulakr. He said by targeting Tendulkar, "elephant in the dressing room". • In 2016, he got involved in an unnecessary controversy by re-tweeting a tweet about Harsha Bhogle in which he said, "Quite amused Harsha retweeted that the current IPL commentary team is like a pizza without toppings". |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Batsman | Sunil Gavaskar |
Favourite Bowler | Malcolm Marshall and Wasim Akram |
Favourite Cricketers | Ian Chappell, Nasser Hussain, Pommie Mbangwa, Simon Doull, Ian Smith, Harsha Bhogle |
Favourite Commentators | Ravi Shashtri, Harsha Bhogle |
Favourite Singer(s) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife | Not Known |
Children | Son- Not Known Daughter- Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjay Manjrekar
- Does Sanjay Manjrekar smoke?: No
- Does Sanjay Manjrekar drink alcohol?: No
- His Father, Vijay Manjrekar, also played for the Indian National Team (1952-1965) and was considered as the best player to face fast bowlers of his time.
- He got retired hurt in his debut test match after scoring 5 runs and 10 runs in the first and the second innings respectively.
- In 1988, he made his first half-century against New Zealand in an ODI.
- In April 1988, he made his maiden Test Century by hitting 108 runs against West Indies.
- His father once told him, “Never make cricket your life, play it as a game”.
- In an interview, he revealed that his mother used to collect his press clippings.
- He considers his 100 at Barbados in 1989 as his best knock.
- After his retirement from the International Cricket, he kept playing domestic cricket until the end of 1997-1998.
- After his retirement from all the formats of cricket, he joined the commentary box which is still continued.
- He is an ardent follower of singer Kishore Kumar and is considered to be a wonderful singer by his team-mates.