Irfan Pathan criticizes Hardik Pandya’s captaincy in losing cause against GT

Mumbai Indians’ new captain Hardik Pandya has not had a good start to this IPL season. Mumbai was defeated by Gujarat Titans team in the first match itself. Rohit’s fans did not like Hardik’s order to star cricketer Rohit Sharma to field deep. They are playing a game on Hardik Pandya on social media.

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In the match against Gujarat, Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to field. Mumbai bowlers limited Gujarat to 168 runs. But Mumbai failed to break the target. In this background, former Indian bowler Irfan Pathan criticized Hardik’s captaincy.

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Irfan said that Hardik bowling two overs in the power play was a mistake. He said it was another mistake to send Tim David to bat before him during the chase. He said that it was wrong to send David when the spinner Rashid Khan had one more over. He said that since Hardik had not played cricket for a long time… he felt that Hardik was under the impression that he should not face Rashid’s bowling. Hardik, who has a lot of experience in international cricket, was sitting in the dressing room when he was under a lot of pressure. He said that he does not see any logic in sending batsmen from abroad to bat.

Here is a more detailed analysis of Hardik Pandya’s captaincy in the first match:

Bowling two overs in the power play:
This was a mistake because Hardik is not a frontline bowler and he is expensive in the power play. He gave away 17 runs in his two overs, which put Mumbai under pressure early on.

Sending Tim David ahead of himself:
This was another mistake because David is a big hitter and he is not suited to batting in the middle overs. He scored 13 runs off 11 balls before being dismissed, which did not help Mumbai’s chase.

Not giving Jasprit Bumrah the new ball:
This was a surprise decision because Bumrah is one of the best bowlers in the world and he is usually given the new ball. He only bowled three overs in the match, which was not enough.

Not using the spinners enough:
Mumbai’s spinners are their strength, but they were not used enough in the match. They only bowled 10 overs between them, which allowed Gujarat to score freely.