Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians have as soon as once more received off to a sluggish begin within the T20 league. After two video games in IPL 2023, Rohit Sharma’s aspect are but to open their account following up on a disappointing 2022 season the place they end dead-last on the Points Table. On Tuesday, they are going to tackle Delhi Capitals in match No. 16 of the IPL 2023 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar believes one of many main causes for Mumbai Indians’ wrestle is that gamers are failing to string essential partnerships. “MI’s biggest problem since last season till date has been the lack of partnerships. Unless you have big partnerships, it is difficult for you to score big. MI has been seen struggling continuously in this regard. MI should have built their innings on short but useful partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, but they failed,” Gavaskar informed Star Sports.
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Like MI, the Capitals are additionally but to win a match within the IPL 2023. DC have performed three matches and misplaced all of them to this point. Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody reckons Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner ought to enhance the tempo as a result of scoring runs at a brisk tempo is essential for the aspect in powerplay overs.
“It’s not just the volume of runs David Warner needs to score for Delhi Capitals. He also needs to set the tempo in the powerplays, which has gone a little down. I would love to see him take the game head-on early, especially when the Impact Substitute rule provides the team more flexibility,” Moody was quoted as saying on Star Sports community.
Meanwhile, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan hailed the nail-biting encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants which LSG gained final night time. Despite defeat, Pathan backed RCB to make it to the playoffs ought to they do properly of their remaining house video games.
“RCB have had their fair share of injury concerns in this season as several key players have been ruled out. They are missing their key pacers in Josh Hazelwood and Reece Topley due to injuries. But, I believe, RCB spinners will have to rise to the occasion now at M Chinnaswamy. Only then they will aid the fast bowlers like Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell. If RCB end up winning their next 2-3 games at home, I am seeing RCB in the playoffs,” Pathan mentioned.
