GT defeated MI by 6 runs
Pandya brought Jasprit Bumrah into the attack a bit late: Irfan
Pandya sent Tim David when Rashid Khan had an over left: Irfan
The game between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) was the most high voltage among all the opening matches. This was not just because of the nature of the clash but also the internal drama within the MI camp heading into this season. All eyes were on all-rounder Hardik Pandya as he took over the role of captaincy from batsman Rohit Sharma. With 9 runs required from 4 balls in the final over Hardik Pandya attempted to clear the boundaries but found the fielder in long off. GT eventually won by 6 runs.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised the captaincy of Hardik Pandya on two fronts. “Hardik Pandya made big mistakes in the match. In the powerplay, he bowled 2 overs himself, that was a big mistake. He brought Jasprit Bumrah into the attack a bit late. And secondly, when they were chasing, he sent Tim David higher up the order. He sent Tim David when Rashid Khan had an over left. I felt Hardik Pandya maybe didn’t want to face Rashid Khan after having not played cricket for a long time. This could be the case. I won’t agree with the fact that there was an experienced Indian batter sitting in the dressing room and sent an overseas player under pressure against Rashid. They missed a trick there. Welcome to captaincy Shubman Gill. He did very good captaincy as a young skipper,” Irfan said in a video he posted on Instagram.
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GT defeated MI by 6 runs
Pandya brought Jasprit Bumrah into the attack a bit late: Irfan
Pandya sent Tim David when Rashid Khan had an over left: Irfan
The game between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) was the most high voltage among all the opening matches. This was not just because of the nature of the clash but also the internal drama within the MI camp heading into this season. All eyes were on all-rounder Hardik Pandya as he took over the role of captaincy from batsman Rohit Sharma. With 9 runs required from 4 balls in the final over Hardik Pandya attempted to clear the boundaries but found the fielder in long off. GT eventually won by 6 runs.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised the captaincy of Hardik Pandya on two fronts. “Hardik Pandya made big mistakes in the match. In the powerplay, he bowled 2 overs himself, that was a big mistake. He brought Jasprit Bumrah into the attack a bit late. And secondly, when they were chasing, he sent Tim David higher up the order. He sent Tim David when Rashid Khan had an over left. I felt Hardik Pandya maybe didn’t want to face Rashid Khan after having not played cricket for a long time. This could be the case. I won’t agree with the fact that there was an experienced Indian batter sitting in the dressing room and sent an overseas player under pressure against Rashid. They missed a trick there. Welcome to captaincy Shubman Gill. He did very good captaincy as a young skipper,” Irfan said in a video he posted on Instagram.
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