Mumbai Indians (MI) are prone to end on the backside of the IPL 2024 Points Table. With simply 4 wins from 12 matches on this season thus far, their marketing campaign has clearly not gone the best way it ought to have. Under a brand new chief, MI have failed to supply outcomes. Skipper Hardik Pandya has confronted trolling on social media and fixed booing within the floor all through the season. The elimination of Rohit Sharma, who received MI 5 titles as captain, didn’t go down effectively with the followers. The undeniable fact that Hardik was chosen as captain over Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah has additionally upset the followers. Hardik’s poor present as captain and an all-rounder has solely fuelled this anger among the many followers.
As per a report in The Indian Express, the seniors have spoken to the teaching employees of MI and expressed their unhappiness over the shortage of buzz within the dressing room, blaming Hardik’s management for it. An MI official, chatting with Indian Express, nevertheless, defended Hardik, saying that the crew will take a while to regulate to a distinct model of captaincy. “These are regular teething problems for a team that sees leadership change. This happens in sports all the time,” the MI official stated.
Not to overlook, Hardik had immediately put blame on his left-handed batter Tilak Varma after a loss. Hardik had stated, “When Axar Patel (DC bowler) was bowling to a left-hander (Tilak), the better option could have been to go after him,” Hardik instructed the broadcasters. “I think it was just a little game awareness that we missed out on. At the end of the day, that cost us the game.” Reportedly, this remark from Hardik didn’t go down effectively in his dressing room as no one preferred singling out a participant for a loss.
The report additionally mentions a crew assembly that occurred between the seniors within the group and the teaching employees. It occurred over a meal and the likes of Rohit, Bumrah, Surya expressed their opinion on why crew has not been capable of win video games this season. The social media rumours say that that is the final time MI followers have seen Rohit within the Mumbai colors and he’s prone to change groups subsequent 12 months as the following mega public sale shouldn’t be far-off.
