‘Rohit Sharma should have….’: Wasim Akram's BIG remark on Hardik Pandya's MI captaincy

"This is the occupation successful India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. We ever remember. We archer our kids that erstwhile Pandya's kid is born, you indispensable punctual him wherefore helium became skipper 20 years ago. We don't determination on. Fans request to beryllium calm. He is your player. He plays for Mumbai Indians, and helium is the 1 who tin marque you win. There is nary constituent booing your player. You tin knock a small bit, but determination on," Wasim Akram told quality level Sportskeeda.

Wasim Akram besides spoke astir Chennai Super Kings, who changed their skipper up of IPL 2024, and the young Ruturaj Gaikwad replaced the fable MS Dhoni smoothly. The seasoned pacer said CSK's determination acrophobic the franchise's semipermanent imaginativeness and that MI whitethorn person the aforesaid plans. 

"In franchise cricket, specified things happen. Look astatine however CSK took the captaincy determination successful the agelong run, and possibly adjacent they (MI) had the aforesaid idea. This was not a idiosyncratic decision, but successful my view, Rohit Sharma should person continued arsenic skipper for 1 much year. Perhaps Hardik Pandya could person been the skipper adjacent year," Akram added.

Adam Gilchrist slams Mumbai Indians for mediocre assemblage language

After Mumbai Indians' crushing 9-wicket decision against Rajasthan Royals, erstwhile Australia skipper Adam Gilchrist slammed the Hardik Pandya-led squad for mediocre assemblage connection and said that the owners should question the squad connected mediocre fielding standards. 

"For me, the assemblage connection was horrible. If I'm the proprietor oregon the manager of that team, I'm watching and observing that. I'm going to say, 'I privation answers.' It's cricket! You're paid professionals! I don't privation to spot laughter. I privation to cognize if that means a spot to you. I don't privation to spot that jovialness and 'I don't care' attitude," Gilly said.

"You don't privation fake hustle. You don't privation radical putting successful effort arsenic if they're trying hard. It's mendacious bravado. It looks a spot manufactured astatine the moment," helium added.

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Published: 25 Apr 2024, 07:05 PM IST