Overview
- Harbhajan Singh dismissed Sanjay Manjrekar’s view that Virat Kohli chose ODIs because they are easier than Tests, calling the premise unfair.
- He said if scoring were easy, many more players would succeed, and described Kohli as a fantastic player and a major match-winner for India.
- Harbhajan made the remarks on the sidelines of a Mumbai Indians–Malaysia Airlines partnership announcement on Wednesday.
- Manjrekar had argued in an Instagram video that ODI conditions favor top-order batters due to fielding restrictions and bowlers prioritizing run control.
- The exchange follows Kohli’s 93 in the first ODI against New Zealand and 23 in the second, with his brother Vikas Kohli also publicly defending him.