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This was MI’s first defeat against KKR at the Wankhede Stadium in 12 years, once again putting Hardik’s captaincy in the spotlight.
“It’s a very good team on paper but it’s not managed well. Questions raised about Hardik Pandya’s captaincy are absolutely right,” former India pacer Irrfan Irfan Pathan analyzed the match in a video on social media.
KKR put 169 runs on the board thanks to Venkatesh Iyer’s half-century (70 off 52 balls) and Manish Pandey’s equally crucial 31-ball 42, despite MI finishing in only the seventh time.
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“When you have KKR’s five wickets and only scored 57 runs, there is no need to give Naman Deer three overs in a row. You should have your main bowler but you have your sixth bowler Offering three rounds, that’s the difference.
Mitchell StarkThe most expensive player in the history of IPL finally proved his worth with winning figures of 4/33, despite Suryakumar Yadav’s 35-ball 56 as Mumbai fell in 18.5 overs Zhong lost by 145 points.
“After Mitchell Starc returned to form, KKR now look like a ‘khatarnak’ (dangerous) team. They have only one weak link in fast bowling and that is Mitchell Starc’s bowling.
The victory took KKR to seven wins in 10 games and second in the points table.
Coming back to the position of MI captaincy, which changed hands from Rohit Sharma to Hardik before the start of the season, Irrfan said that MI did not have the best performance under Hardik’s captaincy Play as a unit.
“In cricket, the captain has a huge influence and is very important to manage but that is not happening. Mumbai Indians don’t look like a team that is playing as a unit. Mumbai Indians future This aspect needs to be taken into account that players need to respect the captain and accept him and I think that is not seen on the field,” said the former cricketer and commentator.
“Whatever the reason is, they have to think about it and improve it.”
