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NEW DELHI : Hardik Pandya is not pressing the panic button yet but the Mumbai Indians captain wants his batsmen to step up following their second successive defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said on Saturday that the decision to play the IPL match against Mumbai Indians on a black soil pitch was taken even before the tournament began in the hope of keeping a potent MI line-up muffled. The plan worked to perfection as the Mumbai batters struggled in the chase of 197, ending up at 160 for six and suffered a 36-run defeat. "The decision was taken before the first match that the second match (vs MI) will be played on black soil. Yes, that was a factor as well, (MI's strong batting line-up), but this wicket suited us," said Gill in the post-match presentation.
Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful cricketers in Indian Premier League history, just doesn't seem to be able to find a way past the long and dark tunnel of poor form he is stuck in. After a poor campaign for the Mumbai Indians last year, Rohit has continued his barren run with the bat in the first two games for MI this campaign, aggregating just 8 runs in two matches. In the match against the Gujarat Titans on Saturday, Rohit was undone by Mohammed Siraj for a single-digit score, making fans and experts put big question marks on his form and ability.
Following his side's loss to the Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya said that his team fell behind by 15-20 runs in both batting and bowling and it was tough to face slower deliveries on a tricky surface. Hardik's poor run as MI captain spilled over to the second season as his first game in charge after serving a slow-over-rate ban was a 36-run loss to his former team, GT, at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. While MI made a remarkable comeback at death overs to end GT's innings at a score of 196, their own batting imploded during the final few overs.
Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Siraj breathed fire on Saturday with a terrific spell against Mumbai Indians during the 9th match of Indian Prmeier League 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The right-arm pacer struck in his very first over with a peach of a delivery, claiming the wicket of MI opener Rohit Sharma. Such good was the ball that even the batter was left in shock after the dismissal. It was a sharp in-swinging delivery from Siraj that rattled the stumps of Rohit.
Mumbai Indians bowlers had an off day against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League 2025 game at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Saturday. Hardik Pandya's poor bowling rotation added to MI's troubles as GT batters made the most of it, especially Sai Sudharsan, who scored 63 off 41 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Several videos from the match are going viral on social media in which ex-MI captain Rohit Sharma could be seen helping out current skipper of the team Hardik.
For Mumbai Indians, chinaman bowler Vignesh Puthur has been a breath of fresh air. The 23-year-old took a three wicket haul against Chennai Super Kings. He scalped Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda to grab every IPL fan's attention. However, against Gujarat Titans, he was not even picked as a substitute. Mumbai Indians opted to bowl and did not use Puthur. The internet was intrigued about the choice.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday spoke on his rollercoaster run as captain from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 win to the ICC Champions Trophy win, which saw the team excel in white-ball cricket but suffer heavily in Test cricket, calling it a "perfect example of how life is." Rohit was speaking in a video titled 'Charcha with Rohit Sharma' posted by Mumbai Indians (MI) on their X handle ahead of Saturday's clash against the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad.