IPL 2024: Shreyas Gopal’s big statement, said booing Hardik Pandya is motivating the team
Whenever Hardik comes on the field, fans are seen booing him. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the start of IPL 2024, five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) made a major change in the leadership of the team and appointed all-rounder Hardik Pandya, traded from Gujarat Titans, as its new captain instead of Rohit Sharma. Was. However, this decision of the team management may have been right for the team, but this decision of the franchise has not been liked at all by the Mumbai Indians cricket fans. In the ongoing season of IPL, it has been seen that when Hardik goes on the field at the time of toss or to bat, the fans can be seen booing on hearing his name. This thing is being seen continuously since the beginning of IPL. However, now Mumbai spinner Shreyas Gopal has given a big statement regarding Hardik Pandya. Gopal says that booing Hardik is helping him motivate the team. Shreyas Gopal gave a big statement regarding Hardik Pandya Let us tell you that while talking before the upcoming match of Mumbai Indians against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, Shreyas Gopal said – I have known Hardik for 10 years before coming to Mumbai Indians. Nothing has changed between us. I think anyone who knows him understands he’s a tough guy. No matter what people say, he is a strong man. I am saying this based on my 10 years of experience and my friendship with him. He’s a really tough guy, and that’s something that will motivate him and the team. Gopal further said- I think the way he is taking this (booing by fans) is fantastic. It is inspirational for many of us. Experiencing this stuff on a daily basis is not an easy thing, but he is truly a strong man.
IPL 2024: 3 bowlers who will help Mumbai win against Chennai Super Kings today
This match between Mumbai and Chennai will be played at Wankhede Stadium. Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The much-awaited match of IPL 2024 between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (MI vs CSK) will be played today on April 14 at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. There can be a tough competition in this match between both the teams. However, to defeat five-time champion Mumbai on their home ground, the same number of champion Chennai Super Kings will have to show their best game. So looking at the way Mumbai has performed in its last two matches, it seems that it is not in the power of any team to stop them. But Chennai is not known for defeating any team at its home. So, out of the last five matches that have taken place between Mumbai and Chennai, Chennai Super Kings have won 4 of them. But when both the teams will face each other on 14th April, then these 3 bowlers of Mumbai can play an important role in winning this match. So let us know about these three bowlers: 1. Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah, famous as yorker specialist and Boom-Boom Bumrah, is going to prove to be the most important bowler of the Mumbai team against Chennai Super Kings. At the same time, Bumrah’s form is also supporting him fully, and he emerged as the biggest match winner of the team in the last match. It is noteworthy that Bumrah had taken five wickets against RCB due to his laser guided missile like bowling. Against RCB, he had taken big wickets of players like Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, due to which RCB failed to give a big target to Mumbai in the match. So when Bumrah plays against CSK, similar performance will be expected from him.
IPL 2024 Auction: Three players who returned home
Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. Shardul Thakur and MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The IPL 2024 auction took place on December 19 in Dubai. Many great players were bid in this auction. There were some players who were not included by any franchise in their squad. Let us tell you, in the IPL 2024 auction, Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore, while Australia team captain Pat Cummins was included in their team by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.5 crore. There were some players who returned home. This means that this player had played with the same team in the Indian Premier League before and now in the upcoming edition too, he will be seen playing with his previous team. Today we will tell you about three such players. 1- Shreyas Gopal Shreyas Gopal (Pic Source-Twitter) Shreyas Gopal was bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. Shreyas Gopal has also played for Mumbai Indians before. He took six wickets in four matches for Mumbai Indians in the 2014 edition. Shreyas Gopal is a very experienced bowler and he will be fully prepared to support Piyush Chawla in the upcoming season. Shreyas Gopal was included in their team by Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018, for whom he also achieved a hat-trick. With Shreyas Gopal joining the Mumbai Indians team, the spin department of the franchise has become even stronger.