Hardik Pandya bowls in the game against Rajasthan Royals
Season 17 has so far proved to be no less than a nightmare for Mumbai Indians, who have won the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy five times. This season, the team has come onto the field under the leadership of new captain Hardik Pandya in which they have suffered defeat in 5 out of 8 matches so far and in such a situation, it now looks very difficult for them to secure a place in the Make playoffs. After Mumbai Indians suffered a crushing 9-wicket defeat in the match against Rajasthan Royals, former India players Wasim Jaffer and Irfan Pathan have heavily criticized Hardik for many of his decisions as captain in that match, including the decision to win the toss This also includes the decision to bat first.
Hardik’s strategy surprised me
In his statement made on ESPN Cricinfo on Hardik Pandya’s captaincy after Mumbai Indians’ loss in the game against Rajasthan Royals, he said that on this ground it is easier to score runs due to dew when batting in the game How can you so win the toss and decide to bat first? After that, if your team loses early wickets, you don’t come to bat yourself but send Mohammad Nabi, who has a habit of playing in the lower order. Hardik has batted at numbers 4 and 5 for Gujarat, so he has experience playing in this position. Why Hardik didn’t promote himself was also a shocking decision for me. When you came to bat you also had the option of Tim David, you could have sent him but you played 10 balls and scored only 10 runs, which caused the team to lose all momentum.
Jaffer further said in his statement that when bowling, they should have put Jasprit Bumrah first against Jos Buttler, but they came themselves and could have given Nuwan Thosehara first, but they didn’t. Mumbai Indians have such players in the team who can take them forward, but such decisions will not reduce their problems.
Hardik is looking for an easy way to get back into shape.
Irfan Pathan, another former Indian team player, also praised Hardik Pandya for his performance after the game against Rajasthan. While posting a video on social media, Irfan said that Hardik would bat first in the batting order if the team’s opening batsman scored runs while he would send Nehal Wadhera or Tim David to bat first if the wickets fell early. This way you won’t be able to gain respect among the other players on the team. Hardik’s batting power is also decreasing which is not good at all for the Indian team. Hardik seems to be looking for an easy way to get back into form this IPL season.
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