Sanjay Manjrekar's 'tailender' remark on KL Rahul sums up lack of faith in India 'opener': 'Going by reality…'
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Sanjay Manjrekar's 'tailender' remark on KL Rahul sums up lack of faith in India 'opener': 'Going by reality…'

Hindustan Times  

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar is not confident in KL Rahul's ability to open the innings for India. 6 by Sanjay Manjrekar Rahul has opened for India in 44 Tests and has slammed seven out of his eight Test centuries at that position en route to scoring 2551 runs. 6, feels Sanjay Manjrekar Instead, he feels Rahul would be a much better fit at No. 6, Rahul has scored 234 runs, including a century – 101 against South Africa in Centurion, so it's not like he is a stranger to batting at this position.

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