‘Not genuine, ego-driven’ Hardik Pandya’s captaincy not for Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah: IPL brilliant cricket news

An interesting report on Thursday said that the Mumbai Indians camp may not be happy with the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. The report said that senior members of MI raised questions on the functioning of the five-time champions under new captain Hardik Pandya. MI is the first team to be officially eliminated from the race for the IPL 2024 playoffs. This is not the time when MI used to dominate the IPL. The report added that key MI players feel there was a “lack of discussion” in the dressing room due to Hardik Pandya’s captaincy.

According to the Indian Express, AB de Villiers detailed how MI’s campaign in IPL 2024 went.

“MI have been very disappointing. I backed them from the beginning to qualify for the knockout stage, but it won’t happen. What has gone wrong? Last four seasons – 5th in 2021, 10th in 2022, 4th in 2023 and 9th The game was good but it was too late, this is not what you have to do for the last one month. That’s what I’m doing.’ You can read a little bit into it if you want,” he said on his YouTube channel.

“Hardik Pandya’s captaincy style is quite courageous. It’s kind of ego-driven, with a chest out. I don’t think the way he walks on the field is always genuine to the person he really is, but He has decided this is his style of captaincy. Almost like MS, calm, friendly, always smiling, but when you play with many experienced players who have been with you for a long time. Mind you, it worked in GT, where it was a young team, sometimes, inexperienced players like to follow that kind of leadership.”

De Villiers suggested that this might not be the best strategy with veterans like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah in the team.

“I think about Graeme Smith. He was there for the team. As a young player I just had to follow. Now there’s Rohit, there’s Bumrah. They say, ‘We just need you to stay calm. Give us some insight on how to win matches. I enjoy watching him play as well, as a batsman. -Sometimes you have to fake it to make it, when you’re most scared or feeling the heat of the battle, I can’t be the timid, soft-spoken Abby. I have to lift my chest to fight it out, the opposition. To make eye contact. If you lose, you have to lick your wounds, but if you get over the hurdle, it boosts your confidence.”

“Hardik has understood it. But it takes a special senior player to buy into it. You know what? You fake it, and we will follow it. Don’t think it will be good for MI this season. Okay. Remember, I’m just speculating. That doesn’t mean it’s the truth.”