MI Seniors Raise Concerns About Teams Environment Under Hardik Pandyas Leadership: Report
As per a report in The Indian Express, the seniors have spoken to the coaching staff of MI and expressed their unhappiness over the lack of buzz in the dressing room, blaming Hardik’s leadership for it. An MI official, speaking to Indian Express, however, defended Hardik, saying that the team will take some time to adjust to a different style of captaincy. “These are regular teething problems for a team that sees leadership change. This happens in sports all the time,” the MI official said.
Not to forget, Hardik had directly put blame on his left-handed batter Tilak Varma after a loss. Hardik had said, “When Axar Patel (DC bowler) was bowling to a left-hander (Tilak), the better option could have been to go after him,” Hardik told the broadcasters. “I think it was just a little game awareness that we missed out on. At the end of the day, that cost us the game.” Reportedly, this comment from Hardik did not go down well in his dressing room as nobody liked singling out a player for a loss.
The report also mentions a team meeting that happened between the seniors in the group and the coaching staff. It happened over a meal and the likes of Rohit, Bumrah, Surya expressed their opinion on why team has not been able to win games this season. The social media rumours say that this is the last time MI fans have seen Rohit in the Mumbai colours and he is likely to change teams next year as the next mega auction is not far away.