Pointing that the MI team that made the playoff last year did not have Jasprit Bumrah and this year, despite the ace pacer available - MI are still failing, Irfan said.
Lucknow: Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan came down hard on Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya after the side lost against Lucknow Super Giants by four wickets on Tuesday at the Ekana Stadium. Pointing that the MI team that made the playoff last year did not have Jasprit Bumrah and this year, despite the ace pacer available – MI are still failing, Irfan said. Irfan reckons Hardik has failed as a captain.
“The team mumbai Indians that qualified last year didn’t had Jasprit Bumrah but this season they had his services. Still they are in this situation. Purely because the team wasn’t managed well on the ground. Too many mistakes by their captain Hardik Pandya. It’s the truth,” Irfan’s post on X read.
The team mumbai Indians that qualified last year didn’t had Jasprit Bumrah but this season they had his services. Still they are in this situation. Purely because the team wasn’t managed well on the ground. Too many mistakes by their captain Hardik Pandya. It’s the truth.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 30, 2024
Hardik did not have a good day with the bat as he registered a golden duck. He then stood up with the ball as he picked two wickets but that was not good enough.
“I think losing early wickets is tough to recover from and that’s what we couldn’t do it (recover) today. You still have to see the ball and hit. We just missed those balls and got out, that has been the kind of season we have had so far. I have always believed that you will be up and you’ll be up, just that you got to give it your all,” Hardik said at the post-match presentation.
