Mohammed Shami hits back at Sanjay Manjrekar's IPL auction comment

India cricketer Mohammed Shami slammed Sanjay Manjrekar for his IPL comment. The pacer posted a story on Instagram to hit out at the former cricketer.

He sarcastically asked Manjrekar to keep his thoughts with himself and said that people could contact the cricketer-turned-commentator to know their future.



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"Baba ki jai hoooooo. Thoda sa gyan apne future k lie bhi bacha loo kaam ayega Sanjay G? Kisi ko future janna ho to sir se mile," Shami posted on his Instagram story.

Earlier, Manjrekar had predicted on Star Sports that Shami would see a drop in his value because of his injury history in the recent times.

"There will definitely be interest from teams, but given Shami's injury history—and this recent one took a significant amount of time to recover—there’s always a concern about a potential breakdown during the season. If a franchise invests heavily and then loses him mid-season, their options become limited. This concern might lead to a drop in his price tag," Manjrekar said on Star Sports.


The pacer returned to competitive cricket after 300 days due to an ankle injury. He had to undergo a surgery after the World Cup 2023 final against Australia.

Shami returned to play for Bengal in Ranji Trophy and picked up seven wickets in his comeback match.

He was the purple cap winner in his last IPL in 2023, where he finished with 28 wickets from 17 innings at an average of 18.64 and an economy of 8.03. The speedster will be on the radar of several franchises especially after a stunning campaign in the ODI World Cup as well, where he again finished as the highest wicket-taker with 24 wickets to his name.

Meanwhile, after a brilliant comeback in the Ranji Trophy, Shami has been named in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25. The fast bowler’s fitness will be further assessed by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in the tournament set to begin from November 23.

The medical staff and the national selection committee want Shami to play a few more matches before taking the flight to Australia to see how his body is holding up after playing multiple matches even if it’s a white-ball game.