Hardik Pandya’s woes because the captain of the Mumbai Indians simply don’t appear to be ending. After the Mumbai crew, helmed by Hardik began to string collectively a few wins to stead the ship, they crashed and burned at dwelling in opposition to the Chennai Tremendous Kings, who defeated them by 20 runs on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
What was significantly ego bruising for Hardik was CSK star Mahendra Singh Dhoni smacking him for 3 consecutive sixes within the remaining over of the Chennai innings. And the Wankhede devoted, who’ve nonetheless not warmed as much as the idea of Hardik because the Mumbai Indians captain, cheered with gusto as Hardik’s bowling was being put to the sword.
After that effort, issues acquired even worse for Hardik as former cricketers, together with legends like Sunil Gavaskar, slammed his efficiency as a captain and bowler too.
Gavaskar, specifically, laid into Hardik for getting hit for 3 back-to-back sixes.
“One six is ok. The subsequent one once more a size ball when that this batter is in search of a size ball to hit. The third ball once more, a full toss on the leg facet and he’s in search of it and hits it for a six. Completely abnormal bowling, abnormal captaincy. I do imagine the CSK crew ought to have been restricted for 185 or 190,” Gavaskar stated throughout his evaluation within the mid-innings break.
Watch: Sunil Gavaskar slam Hardik Pandya for his ‘abnormal’ captaincy
“It is affecting him, it is affecting his cricket and one thing must occur” – #KevinPietersen on Hardik’s final over vs @msdhoni and the ups and downs of his captaincy!
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Former England star Kevin Pietersen additionally joined in, questioning Hardik’s lack of second concept when issues weren’t working nicely.
“What I noticed this night was not ok. I noticed a captain that had a plan A from a crew assembly that was 5 hours in the past and the captain didn’t need to go to Plan B when he ought to have. How on earth have you ever not bowled a spinner when your seamers are going for 20 runs?! Mind Lara was saying on commentary, ‘Can we please bowl spinners?’ They’ve spinners that may bowl. It’s essential to change the tempo of the sport. I believe with Hardik, every thing away from the sport is affecting him a lot. He’s smiling an excessive amount of when he does the toss. He’s making an attempt to behave like he’s so blissful. He’s not blissful! I’ve been there. I’ve been within the firing line and I’ve been there correct! I are you able to that it impacts you. What’s taking place with Hardik Pandya… the boos we’ve got been listening to now and the way blissful they’re to see Dhoni smacking him all around the park, it hurts you. He has feelings, he’s an Indian participant. He doesn’t need to be handled like this. With this taking place, it’s affecting him and his cricket. One thing must occur,” stated Kevin Pietersen.
In the meantime, Irfan Pathan tweeted: “Hardik Pandya bowling the final over confirmed the dearth of religion on Akash Madhwal’s bowling and his personal lack of talent as a loss of life over bowler.”
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