IPL 2025: MI Just Need Collective Performances To Win By Big Margin, Says Deepak Chahar

Two of Mumbai Indians' four defeats in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 came by 12 runs, meaning only two sixes were the difference between winning and losing for the five-time champions. Fast-bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar admitted the side hasn't yet peaked as a unit, and felt a collective strong performance will lead them to a big victory. In IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians have stood up to their reputation of being slow starters, winning just one out of five games so far and being in eighth place in the points table. The Hardik Pandya-led side will be aiming to get their campaign back on track if they manage to stop Delhi Capitals' (DC) unbeaten run at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday evening.

"Look, it's been a long time, and I have gone from one big franchise to another (CSK to MI), so I think there are a lot of similarities because the mindset is the same, which is to win matches. Plus, when one or two matches are up and down, you don't have to panic; you always have to believe that you can win the tournament in any situation."

"I think there are similarities, and that's why both teams did well in IPL, because you have to believe in yourself. IPL is a big tournament, where you can win or lose a few matches. So it's important to come back after that, and the tournament has just started, some teams are doing well, while some are average."

"But we have played well in the last five matches - it's just that we lost due to one or two hits. It's not like we have lost by big margins, or any bowler or batter is totally out of form. Every batter has made runs, every bowler has bowled well, so there are a lot of individual performances in the last five matches."

"But if there is a collective performance, and if we do well