As Mumbai Indians suffered another defeat under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, questions began to be raised over the team dynamics, especially the leadership structure. While Hardik is the designated captain of the team, it is Rohit Sharma who is often seen formulating strategies and talking to the players in tense situations. After MI’s poor start against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Monday, commentator Irfan Pathan made a bold comment saying that some players are still looking at Rohit and not Hardik as their captain. Are. (IPL 2024 points table)

Irfan mentioned the scenes from the pre-final over of the match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. In a video that went viral on social media, Mumbai Indians fast bowler Aakash Madhwal can be seen paying more attention to Rohit’s tactical advice, while Hardik looked like an observer in the conversation.

Speaking about the incident that took place during the match between MI and RR, Irfan claimed that Madhwal still considers Rohit and not Hardik as his captain, which is a problem that needs to be fixed immediately.

“Aakash Madhwal was there and Hardik Pandya was there. It was a pressure situation and Madhwal was just looking at Rohit Sharma. He was just talking to him about setting the fielding. That’s what happens when you have that belief. That ‘he’s my captain, not the other guy’ needs to change and I think Hardik Pandya is capable of doing that,” Irfan Pathan said on commentary on Star Sports during the RR vs MI game on Monday. Said during.

Irfan Pathan talks about Aakash Madhwal ignoring Hardik Pandya and following Rohit Sharma’s captaincy!!

Irfan Pathan had Hardik Pandya #RRvsMIpic.twitter.com/0Q6awwg5go

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Mumbai Indians recovered from a poor start in batting against Rajasthan Royals and with the help of Tilak Verma and Nihal Wadhera, the team reached a respectable score of 180 runs. But, Sanju Samson’s team continued to chase the target and succeeded in achieving the score with 8 balls remaining.

For Rajasthan, Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star with the bat, scoring his second century in the IPL.