"Only Rashid Turned Up...": Hardik Pandya Reacts After Gujarat Titans' Defeat To Mumbai Indians

13.05.2023 - 04:29 sports.ndtv.com

Following his side's 27-run loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya said that it felt that only Rashid Khan turned up from their group for the game and their bowling felt flat.

Rashid Khan's valiant knock of 79(32) was insufficient as Mumbai Indians registered a 27-run victory against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Friday. "Felt like from our team only he (Rashid) turned up.

The way he batted, the way he bowled, it was tremendous. Do not have to try much (after this result). As a group, we were not there.

In bowling also we were very flat. Did not have clear plans or did not execute. Wicket was very flat but I felt we gave 25 runs extra.

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