"By bits 'n' pieces of sheer brilliance, he's ripped me apart on all fronts." @sanjaymanjrekar has something to sa… https://t.co/chZyiRS3Vn — ICC (@ICC) 1562775050000

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar , who was subjected to criticism for calling Ravindra Jadeja a 'bits and pieces cricketer', finally praised the player for his all-round performance against New Zealand in the semi-final of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.“By bits and pieces, he has completely ripped me apart today. By sheer brilliance, he has proved me wrong on all fronts. But this is not the Ravindra Jadeja we have seen very often. In the last 40 innings, his highest score has been around 33," Manjrekar said after the match.Today, he was brilliant. Economical with the ball and the familiar celebration that you see more in Test matches with him,” he added.Jadeja displayed an all-round performance against the Kiwi side as he played a knock of 77 runs and went on to take one wicket.Jadeja came out to bat when India were reeling at 92/6. He steadied the innings along with wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni as the duo stitched together a partnership of 116-runs.The left-hander was finally dismissed by Trent Boult in the 48th over. Jadeja hit four fours and four sixes in his innings.But his exploits were not enough as the Men in Blue lost by 18 runs.Earlier, Jadeja had said "learn to respect people" while replying to former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar's remarks.Manjrekar had told media that he is not a big fan of bits and pieces players like Jadeja. The statement did not go well with the all-rounder and Jadeja in a tweet said he has played twice the number of matches than Manjrekar."Still I have played twice the number of matches you have played and I m still playing. Learn to respect ppl who have achieved.i have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea. @sanjaymanjrekar," Jadeja had tweeted.