Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya has come underneath hearth from former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, who criticized his captaincy and demeanor in the course of the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Pietersen’s remarks got here after Mumbai Indians misplaced to Chennai Tremendous Kings in a latest match.
Pietersen criticized Pandya for his captaincy choices, notably for not utilizing spinners when the pacers have been being hit across the park. He identified that Shreyas Gopal bowled only one over, whereas Mohammad Nabi additionally did not full his quota of overs.
“What I noticed this night wasn’t ok. I noticed a captain that had plan A from a staff assembly that was 5 hours in the past and a captain that did not wish to go to plan B when he ought to have gone to plan B. Like how on this Earth have you ever not bowled a spinner when your seamers are going for 20. Brian Lara stated can we please bowl a spinner? Any individual must bowl right here. You have to change the tempo of the sport,” Pietersen stated on Star Sports activities.
Pietersen additionally criticized Pandya for showing to be too blissful and smiling excessively, suggesting that it was a facade to cover his true emotions. He implied that the boos from followers and the strain of captaincy have been affecting Pandya’s efficiency and psychological state.
Pietersen stated
“I really suppose with Hardik Pandya every part away from the sport is affecting him a lot. He is smiling an excessive amount of when he does the toss, he is making an attempt to behave like he is so blissful. He is not blissful. I have been there. I have been within the firing line and I have been within the firing line correct, he is aware of I have been within the firing line, you recognize, I have been within the firing line and I can inform you now, it impacts you,” Pietersen added.
Pietersen’s feedback come at a difficult time for Pandya, who has confronted criticism from followers and pundits alike for Mumbai Indians’ poor efficiency underneath his captaincy. Mumbai Indians have gained simply two out of six matches underneath Pandya’s management, and the strain appears to be mounting on the all-rounder each on and off the sphere.
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