Australia great gives brutal verdict on Hardik Pandya as MI captain, says “Don’t think…” cricket news

Mumbai Indians’ decision to appoint Hardik Pandya as captain in place of Rohit Sharma before IPL 2024 was not accepted by a section of their fans. Hardik, who completed a sensational trade from Gujarat Titans, ended Rohit’s ten-year tenure as captain, but fans were not happy with the decision and he was heavily criticized at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Things have not improved as Mumbai Indians have won just three of their eight matches and are facing an uphill battle in the race for the IPL 2024 playoffs. During a discussion on Cricbuzz, former New Zealand international Simon Doull and great Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist were asked to rate Hardik’s captaincy this season and both of them were not quite convinced with how he has done so far. Has led the team since.

“It’s a tough thing to come in and take over a franchise that’s so famous and successful. He obviously had good captaincy skills in Gujarat, you don’t want to lose him. I think he’s thriving in that But they still have work to do,” Dole said.

Gilchrist said, “I don’t see him doing it right strategically. I think some changes in batting positions, some changes in bowling at certain times, just the overall strategy, I don’t think that as a captain. They’ve done it the right way.”

Earlier, six-time IPL winner Ambati Rayudu had opened up about Hardik’s chances of making it to the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024.

“They both are not competing for the same spot. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are finishers in the Indian team, and Shivam Dubey is a batsman who comes in at No. 4 or 5. When the spinners are doing the work and the conditions are favourable, He is slow, he can hit boundaries and bowl pace to change the game, but between overs 16 and 20, Dubey’s strike rate is not that high, he fails to score as many runs, so I Hardik and Jadeja seem to have that role in the Indian team,” Rayudu said on Star Sports.