According to a recent report, top MI members had doubts about the five-time winners’ ability to perform under new captain Hardik Pandya.
According to a fascinating article published on Thursday, Hardik Pandya’s leadership may not be making things joyful in the Mumbai Indians camp. According to the article, senior MI officials had doubts about the five-time winners’ ability to perform under new captain Hardik Pandya. The first team to be formally eliminated from the IPL 2024 playoff competition is MI. It’s a far way from when MI used to rule the IPL. Important MI players were also said to have thought that there was a “lack of buzz” in the dressing room as a result of Hardik Pandya’s captaincy.
According to Indian Express, AB De Villiers went into great depth on the success of MI’s IPL 2024 campaign.
“MI has not lived up to expectations. I predicted they would advance to the knockout stages from the beginning, but that will not occur. What went awry? the fifth in 2021, the tenth in 2022, the fourth in 2023, and the ninth in 2024. Though not very excellent, the last game came too little, too late. Thus, Rohit Sharma states, “I have played for many different captains.” Nothing about it is novel. You fulfill your obligations, and for the last month, I have been fulfilling mine. If you’d want, you may delve a little more into it,” he stated on his YouTube page.
“Hardik Pandya has a very bold style of captaincy.” It’s a bit, chest out, ego driven. Though he has made the decision that this is his style of leadership, I don’t think his on-field demeanor is always authentic to who he truly is. Similar to MS. cool, collected, cheerful, and constantly with your chest out. However, if you play with a bunch of men who have been playing for a long time, they don’t buy into that. It was a youthful crew that worked at GT. It is a type of leadership that novice players occasionally like following.”
De Villiers opined that it might not have been the greatest approach with veterans like Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma in the team.
It brings to mind Graeme Smith. He was representing the team. When I was younger, all I had to do was follow. There’s a Bumrah and a Rohit now. “All we need you to do is remain calm,” they say. Please share your thoughts with us on how to win games. We don’t require the bluster. It’s not like I’m going after Hardik. I enjoy seeing him play so much. I admire him for opening out since I was the same way. I thought that sometimes you had to fake it to succeed as a batter. I am not the shy, soft-spoken AB I am when you are most afraid or experiencing the heat of the struggle.
Making eye contact with the opponent and sticking out your chest are the only ways to counter it. You have to lick your wounds if you then lose it. However, overcoming the obstacle boosts your confidence,” de Villiers remarked.
“Hardik is aware of that. However, that requires a unique senior player to accept it. What do you know? If you pretend, we’ll follow. I don’t think MI has gotten that this season. Remember I’m simply speculating. That does not imply that it is true.
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