Some players are indispensable, and that is not a good sign for any team. In fact, it’s fair to state in any spear of life, be it cricket or any team of experts involved in any corporate sector.
Sadly, the richest Indian franchise owned by Nita Ambani , the Mumbai Indians , have fallen into a no way out scenario without the injured Jasprit Bumrah.
Big question: Why did Hardik Pandya decide to bowl at Narendra Modhi Stadium yesterday after having top batters in his side who can play and stich big totals when batting with freedom and not having a target to achieve at the back of their minds.
Imagine if Rohit Sharma , Suriyakuma Yadev , Thilak Varma, Hardick Pandya , and Ryan Rickleton are let loose on a a batters pitch.
Why did they insert the Shubman Gill led Gujrat Titans enjoy this luxury after the coin toss went in Mumbai Indians favour ?
The answer is not blowing in the wind, but lack of confidence they have in defending a total they set due to lack of wicket taking and run restricting bowlers in the class of the indispensable Jasprit Bumrah in their playing eleven period.
Gujrat enjoyed the invitation with not having to deal with the Bumrah infection , Sai Sudharshan , 63 , Shubman Gill 36 , and Josh Buttler 39 are fantastic with the willow especially when new ball bowlers give too much room outside the off stump , lack executing wicket to wicket back of a length deliveries, not execute slower deliveries and the list can go on , because that’s how the Mumbai Indians bowled upfront with no direction.
The top three batters had no issues with the bowling , but at least one batter should have gotten a ton.
196 for 8 wickets is a par score on Indian soil. Trent Boult had no support , took 1 for 34 , and Deepak Char went for 39 in his 4 overs and enjoyed his scalp of Shefane Rutherford for 18, but it was only Hardick Pandya who with a variety of cross seam balls , with well executed slower deliveries helped his team to control the run flow from the Gujrat Titans batters.
The Mumbai Indians skippers figures of 2 for 29 in his four over spell in an opposition total of 196 is praiseworthy.
197 is not herculean. The out of form openers Rohit Sharma for 8 and Ryan Rickleton for 6 , both victims of Mohd Suraj’s deadly accuracy with the new ball had the Mumbai Indians limping in the Power play overs.
3rd wicket partnership of 67 between Thilak Varma 39 and Suriyakuma Yadev 48 , gave a glimmer of hope to the Maharashtra boys, but the departure of Thilak Varma opened the gate followed by Suriyakuma Yadev with 48 , gave an early indication that the writing