Lucknow: Mumbai Indians (MI) had appointed star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the captain of their team for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. After this, he hoped that Hardik would make the team champion this season, but till now Pandya's captaincy in IPL 2024 has been under question. All the great players of the cricket world have criticized his captaincy and now former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif has also joined in this series.
Kaif believes that Hardik is doing as per his wish this season and does whatever he feels like. He has not even been able to decide the roles of his players. Former Indian cricketer looked very angry at Hardik. Let us tell you that the 31-year-old has made many mistakes in captaincy this season and the result of this has been seen in the result of the match. While talking on Star Sports, Kaif fiercely targeted Hardik's captaincy.
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He said, “Hardik Pandya's captaincy so far this season has been beyond comprehension. He has not decided the role of any bowler. He is the captain and comes to bowl whenever he feels like it. In some matches, he bowls the first over and sometimes he comes to bowl the fifth over. Apart from this, Jasprit Bumrah has also not been used properly. His captaincy has been under question.”
This comment of the cricketer turned commentator came at a time when he came to bowl the fifth over in the match played against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Apart from this, when Delhi's opening batsman Jake Fraser McGurk was completely dominating the Mumbai bowlers. The star all-rounder lost 20 runs in this over and after this he had to face criticism from Kaif.
McGurk batted brilliantly against MI in this match and did not show mercy to any bowler. He even hit a six on the very first ball of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. In this match, Fraser faced 27 balls and played an innings of 84 runs with the help of 11 fours and 6 sixes. During this, he had completed his half-century in just 15 balls.
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