Former MI player Chris Lynn claims there could be factions within Rohit Sharma-led side

Mumbai Indians player Chris Lynn has stirred a hornet's nest by claiming that there could be "factions" within the five-time IPL champion side as he noticed "11 individuals" rather than a "team of 11" in its disastrous campaign this season. MI suffered a three-wicket defeat to defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Thursday night to virtually find itself out of reckoning for a play-off berth. MI also became the first team in IPL history to lose its first seven matches in a season.

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"Winning is a habit and losing is a habit...Mumbai have got issues with the bat, with the ball, and in the field and mentally. It just seems like there are factions everywhere in the set-up," Lynn said on ESPNcricinfo's 'T20 Time:Out' show. The 32-year-old Lynn, a former Australia batter, played just one match for MI during his two-season stint in 2020 and 2021.

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Lynn suggested that he did not see senior players helping the captain and calming him down in pressure situations, which normally was the case when he was in the MI team. "When you are down at the bottom of the table, guys like your captain, but also Kieron