Hardik Pandya must have thought that his return to Mumbai Indians would be so bad. He moved to Mumbai after Gujarat Titans reached the IPL finals for two consecutive seasons under his captaincy. Initially there was enthusiasm among the Mumbai fans, but when Rohit Sharma was appointed the captain of the team, this enthusiasm turned into anger and since then they have been continuously on target.
Now under his captaincy the team is out of the play-off race for the first time this season. Besides, Hardik’s captaincy is also under threat. Because senior players have raised questions on his style.
Senior players complained
According to reports, many senior players of Mumbai Indians have raised questions on the way Hardik’s captaincy is running the team. A report has claimed that after a match, all the players of the team including Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah had a meeting with the coaching staff. After which some senior players, speaking separately, explained the reason for the team’s poor performance.
Questions have been raised on many decisions of Hardik Pandya in the initial phase of IPL matches. Sometimes Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling and sometimes not sending the right player to play at the right time in the batting order has been seen many times. Besides, by blaming batsman Tilak Verma without taking his name after losing the match, more questions are being raised on Hardik.
