Leave aside becoming champion, the team is struggling even to reach the playoffs. The team won against Lucknow Supergiants last night, but now many discussions have started between experts and fans.
Rohit Sharma's stormy comeback after scoring 84 runs
In fact, on the night of May 4 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians kept alive their modest hopes of making it to the knockouts by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets. But more than this victory of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma are being discussed more. Hardik Pandya did not play in this match, so suddenly Rohit Sharma, who was considered unfit till now, entered the playing eleven. Rohit Sharma scored 84 runs in 44 balls with the help of six fours and seven sixes.
Rohit does not want to play under Pandya's captaincy?
Now it is being said on social media that Rohit Sharma was deliberately keeping himself out of the playing eleven till now and as soon as Suryakumar Yadav came to captain in place of Hardik Pandya, he got ready to play Hitman. An argument is also being given that Rohit Sharma does not want to play under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. He is more comfortable playing under Surya's leadership.
Why was Hardik Pandya suddenly out?
After the six-wicket win over Lucknow Giants, opener Ryan Rickelton talked about Hardik not playing in the press conference. Rickelton said, 'I don't know when he will return. I myself found out this afternoon that he had back spasms. I don't know the severity or severity of the injury. I don't know how he is feeling, but I am sure he will be with the team again for our match in Raipur this week. Earlier, Mumbai's acting captain Suryakumar Yadav had told after the toss that Hardik is injured.
Mumbai's playoff hopes alive
Talking about the match, after losing the toss and batting first, Lucknow Supergiants scored 228 runs for the loss of five wickets, thanks to the innings of Nicholas Pooran (63 runs in 21 balls, including one four and eight sixes), Mitchell Marsh (44 runs in 25 balls, including six fours and three sixes) and Himmat Singh (40* runs in 31 balls, including two fours and two sixes). In reply, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton scored strong half-centuries. There was a century partnership between the two. With this victory, Mumbai has six points from three wins in 10 matches and the team remains at ninth position. After the sixth consecutive defeat, the Super Giants team is in 10th and last position with four points in nine matches.
