Sunil Gavaskar has tucked into Hardik Pandya for his odd bowling and captaincy as Mumbai Indians slumped to their 4th defeat of IPL 2024, dropping to Chennai Tremendous Kings by 20 runs on Sunday night. Now positioned eighth on the factors desk, with each loss, MI’s probabilities of qualifying for the IPL Playoffs are taking a extreme hit. The five-time champs have misplaced 2 video games on the Wankhede and as they now journey to different venues for his or her subsequent three, the duty will get that bit more durable with Hardik having to stroll by hearth. Hardik Pandya was fairly common final night towards CSK. (AFP) Hardik’s personal performances are placing him within the firing line. Final night CSK posted over 200, however the goal might have been decrease had Hardik prevented MS Dhoni from going large within the final over. As an alternative, Hardik, whose bowling regarded off-colour, gave away 2/43 from three overs, together with a 24-run ultimate over wherein Dhoni clattered him for a hat-trick of sixes to complete the innings. And boy, was Gavaskar miffed. The previous India captain unleashed fury on Hardik, holding the all-rounder answerable for being outdated together with his planning. Unlock unique entry to the story of India’s common elections, solely on the HT App. Obtain Now! “Probably the worst kind of bowling that I’ve seen for a long, long time. It almost looks like I’ve had this embrace with my hero. I’ve got the kind of deliveries that he’s gonna hit for sixes. One six is fine. The next one is a length ball when you know this batter is hunting for a length ball that he wants to hit. Third ball is again a full toss on the legs when you know he [Dhoni] is looking for a six,” Gavaskar stated on Star Sports activities in the course of the innings break. “Oh, absolutely ordinary bowling, ordinary captaincy. They should have been restricted despite the fact that Ruturaj Gaikwad had batted so well along with Shivam Dube. I do believe that they should have been restricted to 185-190”. The sport marked the continuation of MS Dhoni’s love affair with the enduring Wankhede Stadium. 13 years after he lifted the 50-overs World Cup at this hallowed venue, Dhoni’s cameo of 20 not out off 4 balls was icing on the cake for the followers. The primary six was a monstrous hit between lengthy off and further cowl, whereas the second was clubbed in the direction of cow nook. The third six was one which Dhoni flicked nonchalantly off his pads, making the Wankhede crowd go bonkers at the same time as their ‘god’ Sachin Tendulkar watched the onslaught from the change room. Dhoni’s cameo trumps Rohit’s combating centuryDhoni’s end was the right flourish after CSK have been buoyed by half-centuries from Gaikwad and Dube. After the choice to advertise Ajinkya Rahane as opener with Rachin Ravindra tanked, Gaikwad, coming in at 3, creamed 69 off 40 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Giving him help from the opposite finish was the Dube, whose rise this season has been unprecedented with the all-rounder smashing 66 off 38 balls – his second fifty of the IPL 2024 – and finishing 2500 IPL runs. The duo solid a 90-run partnership to maintain MI bowlers ready for a breakthrough Dhoni and CSK’s win trumped one other particular innings, the one performed by Rohit Sharma as the previous MI captain smashed an unbeaten 105 off 63 balls. Opening the innings, Rohit was devoid of strike within the center overs as MI paid the worth for a collective batting failure. After Rohit’s hundred, the following greatest was Tilak Varma’s 31 off 20, as Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tim David unable to get the job carried out. The win propelled CSK to eight factors and ensured that the five-time champions stay at 3 as they proceed to make a strong march in the direction of the Playoffs.
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