“It is very easy to sit in an AC room and say that he did not perform well….”- GG’s reply to Hardik’s trollers.
Hardik Pandya’s performance in IPL 2024, both as a captain and a player, was quite ordinary. Before the start of the season, Mumbai franchise replaced Rohit Sharma and made Hardik Pandya the captain of the team. But the fans including some players of the team did not like his decision at all. After which Hardik Pandya has been criticized a lot throughout the season. Be it fans or cricket experts, everyone has trolled Hardik for his poor captaincy. Meanwhile, former Team India cricketer and currently KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir has now come to the defense of Hardik Pandya. He has also fiercely targeted Hardik’s critics. Gautam Gambhir expressed confidence in Hardik Pandya’s abilities and backed him to make a significant impact in the 2024 T20 World Cup. During a conversation with Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir said, “T20 is a format where if you score 25 runs in 10 balls or take two wickets in a row, everything comes back. Also, there will be no captaincy pressure on Hardik Pandya in the T20 World Cup. Therefore, there he will play with complete freedom. It is very easy to sit in an AC room and say that he has not performed well.” Gambhir also believes that even if Hardik had scored 500 runs in IPL 2024, he would have faced criticism. They said that, “There are many factors that go into a player’s good performance. There is pressure of captaincy and team performance. Even if he had scored 500 runs, he would have been criticized for MI’s position in the points table. Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai was the first team to be eliminated from the race for the IPL 2024 playoffs. Hardik has also had to face criticism for his poor form. The star all-rounder has scored only 200 runs in 12 innings and has taken 11 wickets in the same innings at an economy rate of 10.58.
“Ravindra Jadeja is also fed up after seeing this madness of MS Dhoni” – Ambati Rayudu said about CSK fans
The defending champions will try to win another match, this time under the captaincy of new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gaikwad took over the captaincy from experienced captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni had won the trophy for CSK five times under his captaincy. Dhoni is playing as a player this season and many people believe that this is MS’s last IPL season. Worldwide ms dhoni Highlighting the skyrocketing popularity for Dhoni, former CSK batsman Ambati Rayudu said that in the eyes of the fans, Dhoni is bigger than the franchise. Rayudu said in Star Sports show that, “Even when you hit a six and a four, the crowd remains silent, Jadeja and I have felt that over the years. I truly believe when I say this that CSK fans are MS Dhoni fans first, and CSK fans second. Even Jadeja gets frustrated, but he can’t do anything.” Let us tell you that, so far, Dhoni has batted in 10 out of 13 matches of CSK, scoring 136 runs with an excellent strike rate of 226.67. However, like last season, this season too MS Dhoni has been troubled by his knee injury. Let us tell you that Dhoni has been associated with CSK since the beginning of IPL in 2008. When CSK was banned in 2016 and 2017, Dhoni played for other teams.
Rohit Sharma and other players are spending each and every day with MI, everything is revealed in the report.
Rohit Sharma & Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Mumbai Indians team remained in the headlines due to its poor performance in IPL 2024. This season, Mumbai Indians is being captained by Hardik Pandya, which some MI players and their fans did not like and its impact is clearly visible. In the middle of the season, it was even reported that the Mumbai Indians camp had been divided into two parts. Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav left the nets as soon as they saw Hardik. Meanwhile, some more reports related to the Mumbai Indians camp are coming out, which are quite shocking. According to a report in Dainik Jagran, recently the ongoing factionalism in Mumbai Indians reached its peak when Rohit and Suryakumar suddenly left the nets when Hardik arrived for the practice session. The report states that when hardik pandya When he came, the former MI captain was batting and he immediately exhausted his net balance. After that Suryakumar and Tilak Verma joined in leaving the nets, and these players did not have any conversation with Hardik Pandya during this period. This move of Rohit shows that he is still unhappy with being removed from the captaincy after more than 10 years. MI’s performance made matters worse. They have won only four of their 13 matches and have become the first team to be eliminated from the playoff race this season. After seeing the poor performance of Mumbai Indians this season, questions are being raised on the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Many people have raised questions whether MI has taken the right decision in replacing Rohit. They will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their last game of IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium on May 17.
IPL 2024: Punjab Kings got a big blow in the middle of the season, this English player left the team
England’s star all-rounder Liam Livingstone has decided to leave IPL 2024 early to recover from his knee injury ahead of the T20 World Cup. Livingstone has suffered several muscle-related injuries in his career and even during the current tournament, the English cricketer was out of a few matches due to injury. Revealing his decision to leave PBKS early, Livingstone gave an update on his knee injury on his Instagram account and thanked everyone for their love and support throughout the season. The star all-rounder also mentioned that it was a tough campaign for him, as Punjab is currently at the bottom of the table, but he enjoyed playing in the IPL. Liam Livingstone shared a special post on Instagram Livingstone wrote on his Insta post, “IPL is done for another year, will have to recover from my knee injury for the upcoming World Cup. Thanks once again to the fans of Punjab Kings for their love and support. “A disappointing season as a team and individually, but as always I loved every minute of playing in the IPL.” According to ESPNcricinfo, Livingstone’s knee injury is not serious and the player is expected to be fit for the T20 World Cup starting on June 01. Let us tell you that just before the T20 World Cup, the England team will play a four-match T20 series against Pakistan. However, it is not yet certain whether Livingstone will be a part of that series or not. Let us tell you that Livingstone played a total of 7 matches in IPL 2024, in which he scored 111 runs at a strike rate of 142.30. In bowling, the 30-year-old player took only three wickets. His form is currently under scrutiny, and if he does not regain his form before the T20 World Cup, he may even be dropped from England’s playing XI.
Big update regarding Team India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid will not apply for it now
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah recently revealed that the board will soon release an advertisement inviting applications for the role of head coach for the senior men’s team. This decision of Shah clearly shows that Rahul Dravid’s tenure is going to end soon. Dravid’s tenure was briefly extended after the expiry of his initial two-year contract after the ODI World Cup 2023. According to a report in Times of India, great batsman Dravid will not apply for the post of head coach again. Despite BCCI keeping the door open for his possible comeback, Dravid seems to be moving ahead. On his role, which is set to end with the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Regarding the new application for the head coach, Jay Shah was quoted by News 18 as saying, “We cannot decide whether the new coach will be an Indian or a foreigner. “It will depend on the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).”
“We have seen miracles happening with this team”- Umesh Yadav said on GT’s hope of reaching the playoffs
The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season has been full of ups and downs for Gujarat Titans (GT). GT’s performance in the last two seasons was quite good. After winning the 2022 title and finishing as runners-up in 2023, GT have had a very disappointing performance this season and their chances of reaching the playoffs are slim. However, the team’s experienced bowler Umesh Yadav has still not given up hope and has faith in the team’s ability to secure a place in the playoffs. GT kept their playoff dreams alive with a crucial win in the last game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and remain in the race for a playoff spot. Gujarat has 10 points with five wins from 12 matches. However, considering the net run rate (-1.063), Gujarat’s chances of reaching the playoffs depend heavily on favorable results in other matches. GT has two matches left in the current season, which are against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. I hope GT will reach the playoffs- Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav was quoted by NDTV as saying, “There are a lot of possibilities. The plan is to play our matches and try to win both the (remaining) matches. If we try to win by a good margin. Even Gill says he has seen miracles happen with this team. Yadav further said, “We are trying our best. If there is an upset for the top teams, and we get to 14 points, then… everyone wants to be there. The Vidarbha fast bowler got this hope after seeing GT’s remarkable performance in his debut season. The Titans made their debut during the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league and won the trophy under the leadership of Hardik Pandya. In the next edition, they managed to reach the finals, but lost there to CSK, the defending champions.
“The match was RR vs RR, Ruturaj Gaikwad was standing at the other end but doing nothing”- Aakash Chopra
Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra has said that Ruturaj Gaikwad’s contribution during the first-wicket partnership with Rachin Ravindra in Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s IPL 2024 win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) was negligible. The left-handed New Zealand opener contributed 27 runs to the duo’s 32-run partnership. RR on Sunday, May 12 in Chennai csk A target of 142 runs was set in front of them. Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 42 off 41 balls as the hosts won by five wickets with 10 balls to spare and moved up to third place in the points table. Speaking about CSK’s run chase in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra admitted that initially the contest was only between Rajasthan Royals and Rachin Ravindra. Aakash Chopra spoke about the opening partnership of Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Aakash Chopra said, “When it was the turn of the run chase, it seemed that Chennai would look to win the match and improve their net rate a bit. He said that Rachin Ravindra will open and Ajinkya Rahane will not come – right decision. It looked like it was a RR vs RR match going on in the beginning – Rajasthan Royals vs Rachin Ravindra. The former Indian opener further said, “Ruturaj Gaikwad was standing at the other end but was not doing anything. Rachin was hitting fours and sixes and he was watching from the other end. So until Rachin Ravindra got out, the game was RR vs RR. However, Rachin was out. It was a short innings. He scored 27 runs in 18 balls. Ravindra was not only the key partner in that partnership but he also faced most of the balls during the first wicket partnership. When Rachin was out on the fourth ball of the fourth over, Gaikwad was playing after scoring three runs in four balls.