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Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya Garner Sympathy Amid MI’s Alleged ‘Regrettable’ Captaincy Decision
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya Garner Sympathy Amid MI’s Alleged ‘Regrettable’ Captaincy Decision
The public’s disapproval of the Mumbai Indians, and particularly of their skipper, Hardik Pandya, is increasing with each passing game. This is not the kind of start the newly appointed captain or the team should have hoped for since they have lost three of their last three games. The crowd’s jeers and booing aren’t helping the team either, as they are stuck at the bottom of the points table without having opened their account. Hardik is at the center of the controversy, and Balvinder Singh Sandhu believes that he is not to blame for becoming entangled in this web. After a two-year hiatus, the former India World Cup-winning all-rounder has actually accused MI’s management collectively of getting carried away with the Hardik wave. The franchise ought to have given its decision to bench Rohit Sharma, who has five IPL title victories under his belt, and start Hardik straight away some serious thought, according to Sandhu. In addition, he questioned the management’s ability to persuade the owners of the opposite.
“Changing the captain is a major decision, and one would imagine the owners would have given it careful thought, consulting the Mumbai Indians’ professionally run think tank. Nevertheless, it seems that the experts in question might have just followed suit to please the owners rather than having the guts to give them frank evaluations, Sandhu wrote in his Mid-Day column. Even though Hardik took over as captain about four months ago, the team hasn’t seen much change in leadership. At Wankhede, he received no sympathy at all and was continuously jeered in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and elsewhere. The dissatisfaction exhibited by the spectators was so strong that Sanjay Manjrekar had to step in, albeit in vain. It is evident that Hardik is unable to win over the crowd, and suffering setbacks just makes that endeavor more difficult.
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Sandhu went on to say that all of this mess could have been averted if management had given the idea of a leadership change some serious thought. He doesn’t hold Hardik or Rohit responsible for the commotion because neither of them could have been unaware of the cascading effects that the change in captaincy would have had. The criticism that Hardik is receiving from the public is not only aimed at him; it also subtly calls into question the people who appointed him captain. It is clear that the team’s upper management was aware of the potential consequences of their choice, highlighting the negative effects of associating with people who put appeasing superiors ahead of offering thorough and unbiased analysis, no matter what the costs,” he stated. “I feel bad for Hardik and Rohit since they are not to blame for the needless split brought about by the audience’s unfavorable responses. The satisfaction of true cricket lovers is diminished by such behavior, as they attend matches expecting to watch thrilling bat-and-ball competitions.”
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