DTVHINDI“Tailenders come at number 7” – Shami took a dig at Hardik Pandya’s batting order.
During a conversation on Cricbuzz, Mohammed Shami said, “There is a lot of talk about left-right combination. I don’t understand such things. In the last match also we talked about how mature Pat Cummins is. You need to stay one step ahead. You should think, ‘I am. Captain, I must take this responsibility. As far as Hardik is concerned, you gujarat titans I have batted at No. 3 and No. 4, what is the problem here for MI in batting at No. 4 or 5? Hardik basically becomes a tailender at number 7. When you come to bat at number 7, you come with a lot of pressure. I think if Hardik had come first then the match would not have gone till the last over.” During this time he was asked whether Hardik was following MS Dhoni’s template. Regarding this, the fast bowler said, “Dhoni is Dhoni. You cannot compare with anyone else. Everyone has a different mentality, be it Dhoni or Kohli. You should have confidence in your skills in the match.”
