Is everything going well in the Mumbai Indian camp? Hardik Pandya’s appointment as the captain of the franchise, in place of Rohit Sharma, was reportedly not received in the best possible way by everyone. After Mumbai suffered back-to-back defeats in the first two matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign, the situation seems to have deteriorated. A video has surfaced on social media, leaving fans wondering if the relationship between Hardik and Malinga has soured. The video showed the MI captain pushing the legendary Sri Lankan away.
Malinga, a Mumbai Indians legend and currently working as a coach, came to hug Hardik after the match but the captain seemed not to be in the mood and pushed the Lankan aside after a brief handshake. Here’s the video:
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Not a good way to treat legends like Lasith Malinga. #HardikPandya #SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/Yg5a5hNRTE— Satya Prakash (@Satya_Prakash08) March 28, 2024
Hardik Pandya was optimistic despite Mumbai losing their second consecutive match of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
“The toughest soldiers get the toughest test; we are the toughest team in the league, anyone who could have come close to where we could have come as a hitting group or just in general is us – let’s make sure we support each other will help; worst or good, we will be together,” Hardik said.
To sum up the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad were put to bat first by Mumbai Indians. Fiery knocks came from Travis Head (62 in 24 balls, with nine fours and three sixes) and Abhishek Sharma (63 in 23 balls with three fours and seven sixes) who took SRH to 148/2 in their 10 overs.
A short stand of 48 runs between Abhishek and Aiden Markram (42* in 28 balls, with two fours and a six), Heinrich Klaasen (80* in 34 balls, with four boundaries and seven sixes) formed a stand of 116 runs in 54 balls to take SRH to 277/3 in their 20 overs, the highest ever IPL total.
MI were well controlled by SRH bowlers and restricted to a commendable 246/5 in 20 overs, losing by 31 runs.
With ANI inputs
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