Former Indian cricket star Piyush Chawla praised Hardik Pandya led by Hardik Pandya Mumbai Indians (MI) To return their outstanding IPL 2025 (Indian Premier League)After losing four matches at the beginning of the IPL, the Mumbai-based franchise has won a back-to-back game and now the points are third on the table. This is the first time he has made such a comeback in the IPL.
This time, the batsmen moved, and the bowlers distributed successes in crunch situations. Now, the team looks quite balanced. From here, MI has a good chance to qualify for the play-off if they continue to win their upcoming matches. Pandya has been unprecedented with his captaincy skills and has done well in most matches. Now they are getting very important support from the team, which is a certain plus.
Chawla analyzed his batting and bowling performance and said that since the side looks quite balanced, this is a great sign for him. Concerns related to Rohit Sharma have also been gone, as he has scored a back-to-back half-century in the last two matches.
“They are on a role at the moment. All the sports they are playing, all the games that recently won. They are not really struggling. The bowlers are doing their jobs, batsmen are doing miracles with the bat, and the middle order is not getting a chance to bat.”
“This is why we always say that Mumbai Indians is a team that knows how to return and lead. Earlier, there were concerns about Rohit Sharma that there is no scoring run, but in the last two matches, they have stepped into. He has moved. Hardik Pandya is in great form, both with bat and ball, which is with his captaincy, and he said that he further reflected.”
'The simplest explanation is just a lack of confidence' – Hayden on SRH
Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden It was reported that the real reason behind the poor performance of SRH in April 2025 was 'lack of confidence'. After a solid start in the IPL, the Hyderabad -based franchise failed to demonstrate its skills and ranks ninth on the point table. He lost four matches in a line, which was the main reason for his shaking confidence.
“The simplest explanation is only a lack of confidence. When you start losing the way you start losing near SRH, it is difficult to bounce back. They were seen as benchmark batsmen, but they are far away from it. It gives rise to issues in the middle order. It comes down to gain confidence, not only in the top order but crosses the unit,” said Hayden.
Former Australian legend concluded, “They need to prevent overthinking and focus on their game. Right now, SRHs are chasing this tournament, chasing combinations, and even chasing the strength that was their powerful batting unit.”
Get every cricket update! Follow us,
Leave a Reply