IPL 2024: Mohammad Nabi of MI just lately shared a fan’s publish on Instagram that criticized MI’s captain, Hardik Pandya, for his management throughout the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Though Nabi later deleted the publish, it garnered consideration because it featured a picture of Nabi taking a catch with a caption questioning Hardik’s decision-making.
The fan highlighted that Hardik didn’t make the most of Nabi’s bowling expertise throughout MI’s match towards PBKS on the Mullanpur Stadium close to Mohali on April nineteenth. The caption learn, “A few of your captain’s selections are fairly perplexing and go away followers puzzled! Nabi did not bowl as we speak.”
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh lambasted Punjab Kings administration for the selections that they made towards Mumbai Indians within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. (MI Bowler Fully Ignores Hardik Throughout Last, Rohit Units Discipline; Video Goes Viral – Watch)
MI made PBKS batter totter onerous whereas chasing a goal of 193. The tempo duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee made quick work of the PBKS opening batters and performed a serious function in lowering PBKS to 77/6.
Within the absence of designated skipper Shikhar Dhawan and opener Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran opened the inning for the hosts. After Punjab misplaced three wickets throughout the blink of a watch, Liam Livingstone was promoted within the order and despatched in for the quantity 4 spot. The choice of PBKS administration did not go effectively with Harbhajan, as he slammed the administration for his or her selections.
“What was the purpose of sending Sam Curran to open? Prabhsimran received out whereas attempting to drag. I can perceive that each gamers received out on not-so-dangerous deliveries. Then the supply that received Rilee Rossouw out was sensational. However then you definately despatched Livingstone as a batter who performs the function of finisher and each time he’s the captain, he goes on no. 6 as a result of he performs the function of finisher,” Harbhajan mentioned on his YouTube channel. (From Coin Flip To DRS Disputes: Are Umpires Mumbai Indians’ twelfth Man In IPL 2024?)
After prime batters failed to go away their mark, the uncapped Indian duo of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma raised hopes of an unprecedented comeback. Shashank struck 41 off 25 deliveries, whereas Ashutosh took the sport deep together with his 61 off 28 deliveries.
“Now we have to understand Shashank and Ashutosh. I need to perceive how this administration works. They ship Livingstone up within the batting order and the gamers who’re in kind, Shashank are despatched afterwards. You despatched Harpreet Bhatia forward of him. You probably have introduced him, then it is best to have waited. Shashank is in good kind he has already produced match-winning performances. If Sahshank and Ashutosh weren’t there PBKS would have fallen earlier than 100. Ashutosh is in kind and he needs to be promoted to the batting order. You need to give kids a chance,” he added.
Recapping the match, star speedster Jasprit Bumrah’s (3/21) and Gerald Coetzee’s (3/32) influential spells, together with a scintillating 78-run knock from Surya Kumar Yadav, helped the Mumbai Indians defeat the Punjab Kings by 9 runs. MI survived an unprecedented Ashutosh (61 off 28) blitz after Suryakumar Yadav’s 78 helped the guests publish 192/7. (With ANI inputs)