Talking on the post-match evaluation present on Cricbuzz, Sehwag highlighted Pandya’s struggles and the stress he faces amid the irritating state of affairs.
Sehwag acknowledged, “I do not suppose he’s underneath stress.
It may very well be the stress of his personal expectations. However Mumbai Indians had been on this state of affairs final 12 months as effectively, and even earlier than that, the place Rohit Sharma did not rating runs as a captain. And Rohit Sharma ne as a captain jitaya bhi nahi 2-3 saal se (even Rohit Sharma didn’t win it as a captain in final 2-3 years). Mumbai Indians know that they’ve been on this state of affairs earlier than. If he’s anticipating so much and he’s not getting wickets, not scoring runs, and the workforce is dropping underneath his captaincy, then that is fallacious.”
5-time champions Mumbai Indians lifted the Indian Premier League trophy final time in 2020.
In the meantime, Pandya’s return to the franchise has been marred by criticism and poor performances. Changing the extremely profitable Rohit Sharma as skipper, Pandya has confronted fixed booing from spectators and mock on social media.
Underneath Pandya’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians have suffered 5 defeats in eight matches, with their newest loss coming in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals on Monday night time.
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Statistically, Pandya’s efficiency has been lacklustre within the IPL 2024 season up to now. Within the eight matches performed, he has managed to attain solely 151 runs at a median of 21.57, with none half-centuries.
Along with that, his bowling has been subpar, with simply 4 wickets to his identify and an financial system charge of round 11 runs per over.
