After Mumbai Indians (MI) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), former all-rounder Irfan Pathan implied that captain Hardik Pandya is not treated with respect in the dressing room. Hardik’s first IPL season as MI captain has been a complete disaster, with eight losses in 11 games. Irfan, who has criticized Hardik since the beginning of the season, questioned the MI captain’s strategies once more. He brought up how, with KKR trailing 57/5, Hardik had passed the ball to Naman Dhir.

Irfan said that Hardik’s decision allowed KKR to rebuild their innings with the help of Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey, who was playing his first game of the season.
“Mumbai Indians’ story ends here. This team was so good on paper, but it wasn’t managed. The questions that were raised on Hardik Pandya’s captaincy were absolutely right. When you’ve restricted KKR to 57/5, you didn’t have to give Naman Dhir three successive overs. You had to bring your main bowlers, and you gave your sixth bowler three overs. Manish Pandey and Venkatesh Iyer posted a strong partnership. You could’ve bowled them out on 150 instead you let them score 170,” Irfan said in a viral video.