Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh has thrown his weight behind Sanjay Manjrekar amid criticism over his post demanding stricter punishments for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando.

Sanjay Manjrekar also recalled the incident involving teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who almost came to blows with Sri Lanka A players during the tri-series involving A teams earlier this year.

Sri Lanka was at the receiving end of some scathing criticism from former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar

During a heated moment in the second India vs Sri Lanka Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal nearly came to blows with Asitha Fernando.

Sanjay Manjrekar compared the transition of modern-day cricketers to classical singers attempting to perform classical ragas.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar termed it a "mystery" how the IPL generation has been able to seamlessly adapt to the demands of Test cricket

India were bowled out for 193 in their second innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday

Sanjay Manjrekar had criticised R Ashwin's performance in his column after the off-spinner took only nine wickets in three Tests Down Under at a very poor average of 62 runs per scalp during the 2011-12 series.

Former India cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Murali Kartik were involved in an on-air spat during Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Shubman Gill's athleticism came to the fore on the third day of the first India vs Sri Lanka Test at Galle on Monday