New Delhi. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have had a very bad start in IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, have lost both their initial matches. He is at last i.e. 10th position in the points table. However, the rich history of Mumbai Indians is witness to its comeback. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, this team has risen from the last position and become the champion. But now the captain of the team is not Rohit but Hardik. If Hardik also wants to take the team from the ground to the heights like Rohit, then at least three changes will have to be made.
Make Bumrah bowl 3 spells
When Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a record score of 277 against Mumbai Indians, both the excellent performance of its batsmen and the poor captaincy of Hardik Pandya were responsible for it. Surprisingly, by the time Hardik gave the second over to Bumrah in that match, Hyderabad had crossed the score of 150. Hardik will have to avoid making such a mistake. Bumrah’s bowling spells will have to be distributed in the same way as Rohit used to do. Rohit used to bowl one over to Bumrah in the powerplay and one over in the middle. The remaining two overs were saved for the last.
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Hardik will have to move up in the batting order
It is not just a matter of proper use of Jasprit Bumrah. Hardik Pandya will also have to make changes in his batting order. He batted at number 7 against Gujarat Titans. This is not right for a great batsman like him. Everyone knows that Hardik can change gears in batting as per the need. In such a situation, it would be right for Mumbai Indians that Hardik bats a little higher.
Tim David needs to be given more chances
It was only against Gujarat Titans that we saw that Tim David was sent to bat at number six. Before him, Naman Dheer, Dewald Brevis and Tilak Verma went to bat. In a stuck match, when Tim David could have changed the match with his hard hitting, he was sitting in the dressing room. This was probably done after seeing the spin attack of Gujarat. But it is not right for Mumbai to keep Tim David hidden like this. When Tim is in rhythm, he can send any spinner’s ball out of the boundary.
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Tags: Hardik Pandya, IPL 2024, mumbai indians
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 14:43 IST