Former India allrounder Irfan Pathan has raised considerations over Hardik Pandya’s batting talents after the latter didn’t impress throughout the recreation between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals on Monday (April 22).
The Mumbai Indians skipper walked out to bat within the seventeenth over with MI effectively positioned on 151 for five. He had the right platform to showcase his ending abilities and information his group to a great whole. Nonetheless, the under-pressure India allrounder had an bizarre outing with the bat as he struggled to play the large photographs all through his quick keep on the crease.
Hardik Pandya was finally out for run-a-ball ten runs. He managed to hit only one 4 in his knock. Quickly after his knock, Irfan Pathan took to X (previously Twitter) to precise his considerations. The previous cricketer-turned-commentator acknowledged that Hardik Pandya’s hitting means goes down. Calling it a giant fear, Irfan Pathan wrote:
“Hardik Pandya’s hitting means goes down. That’s a giant fear on a bigger image. On the wankhede he’s completely different however on pitches the place there’s little assistance is what’s worrisome for him.”
Hardik Pandya’s hitting means goes down. That’s a giant fear on a bigger image. On the wankhede he’s completely different however on pitches the place there’s little assistance is what’s worrisome for him.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 22, 2024
MI struggled to complete effectively towards RR as they managed to attain simply 28 runs within the final 4 overs whereas additionally dropping 5 wickets. They finally completed their innings on 179/9. In reply, RR chased down the entire inside 19 overs by dropping only one wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat for RR, scoring an unbeaten century to take his group to its seventh win in eight video games this season.
Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024:
Hardik Pandya has had a poor marketing campaign in IPL 2024 to date. He has struggled to make an influence with each bat and ball. With the bat, he has managed to attain a modest 151 runs in eight video games with a high rating of 39. The 151 runs have come off 106 deliveries.
His efficiency with the ball has not been very promising both. In eight video games to date, the MI skipper has picked up solely 4 wickets whereas having an economy-rate of just about 11.
