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Former Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher feels battle-hardened Hardik Pandya will shine in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

Former Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher feels battle-hardened Hardik Pandya will shine in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

Former Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher feels the torrid time endured by Hardik Pandya in the last IPL season added to his already tough character and the “battle-hardened” all-rounder will be at his best in the upcoming edition. It was a turbulent last season for Pandya after he replaced Rohit Sharma as MI skipper. The decision didn’t go well with MI fans and they booed the all-rounder at the Wankhede Stadium at every opportunity. The results also didn’t go in his favour as MI finished last in the points table. Story continues below this ad But things have changed since then and Pandya is expected to get the support of the fans after playing a vital role in India’s T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy triumphs. “It was really tough for him (Pandya) last season. He was being booed by the crowd every time he took the field, he deserves better, he deserves 100 per cent respect,” said Boucher, a JioStar expert for the league starting on Saturday. “A cricketers never wants such a thing …

Jasprit Bumrah fitness: Mahela Jayawardene shares latest update on MI’s star pacer ahead of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

Jasprit Bumrah fitness: Mahela Jayawardene shares latest update on MI’s star pacer ahead of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene opened up on his team’s Jasprit Bumrah situation as the India speedster continues to be out on the sidelines from the back-related injury issued he picked up in January during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Bumrah has not made any significant moves in regaining his full fitness as yet and the MI pacer was also out of action when India lifted the Champions Trophy title in Dubai under Rohit Sharma two weeks back. Jayawardene said MI are awaiting the updates on Bumrah with anticipation as he charters his recovery at the National Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. “Jasprit is with NCA, and just started the process there. Will await their feedback on him. Progress will be monitored on day-to-day basis. Not having him is a challenge and the world’s best bowler is always an advantage for us,” Jayawardene told reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday. Story continues below this ad The former Sri Lanka captain also said that the team will attempt to tweak and shuffle combinations …

Watch: Mumbai Indians unveil jersey for IPL 2025 | Cricket News

Watch: Mumbai Indians unveil jersey for IPL 2025 | Cricket News

Five-times champions Mumbai Indians on Friday has launched their new jersey for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. “Dear Paltan, we know our last season was one to forget. But now, a new season is upon us with a chance to make it right. 2025 is our opportunity to bring back the legacy where it belongs,” the franchise said in a video message. “With the blue and gold on us, we will take the field to play like Mumbai. This is not just our jersey. This is a promise to you.” Mumbai had a disappointing 2024 Indian Premier League campaign under new leader Hardik Pandya. However, they will be looking to turn the tables for the upcoming campaign with reinforcements in the auction. Story continues below this ad Mumbai Indians will start their IPL 2025 season against the Chennai Super Kings on March 23. Chennai will host Mumbai at the Chepauk in the third game of the season. The two teams will play the reverse fixture at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on April 20. Hardik Pandya …

IPL Auction: Inexperienced overseas recruits and lack of a solid keeper a concern for Mumbai’s Indians | Cricket News

IPL Auction: Inexperienced overseas recruits and lack of a solid keeper a concern for Mumbai’s Indians | Cricket News

For Mumbai Indians, the two days at the auction in Jeddah was all about getting the players who will compliment their core. So unless one of their targets came up, they largely remained uninterested, but pursued their interests all out. With Mahela Jayawardene back as head coach, they went back to the success formula that has won them titles in the past. Here is how MI’s squad looks now. Batsmen Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Bevan-John Jacobs. Wicketkeepers Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Krishnan Shrijith. All-rounders Hardik Pandya (pace), Naman Dhir (spin), Will Jacks (spin), Raj Angad Bawa (pace), Vignesh Puthur (spin). Spinners Allah Ghazanfar, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Raju, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams. First impression They are going to be heavily dependent on their Indian core and hope they remain available through the course of the tournament. With core of their Indian players, especially the batsmen, already intact that they would use the auctions to build a bowling attack …

MI vs KKR IPL match: Kolkata Knight Riders have shocking record at Wankhede Stadium | Ipl News

MI vs KKR IPL match today: Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Mumbai Indians in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium with their playoff chances still in grasp. The two-time winners KKR are on second position in the IPL points table thanks to six wins in nine games, which sees them have 12 points (Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad also have 12 points but having played one additional game). What will also bolster Kolkata’s confidence is that the opponents they are facing in the IPL match today are in ninth spot in the standings with just three wins from their 10 games. MI vs KKR IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians player Rohit Sharma with Kolkata Knight Riders player Rinku Singh during a practice session ahead of IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (PTI) Besides this, what also works in the favour of the visiting team is the fact that the Mumbai franchise have been under-fire for their decision to elevate Hardik Pandya to captaincy over Rohit …

Michael Clarke says there are different groups inside Mumbai Indians changing room | Ipl News

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has given a blunt remark on Mumbai Indians dismal show in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), saying the the players of the franchise are divided in different factions. Mumbai Indians find themselves in a precarious position sitting ninth on the points table. They need to win all their matches to stay alive in the competition. “I don’t know. I think its wishful thinking for Mumbai this entire IPL. I think there’s a lot more going on than what we are seeing on the outside and you can’t have that many good players and perform this inconsistently,” Clarke told Star Sports. The five-time champions need to fire as a unit and the likes of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, premier T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav would be like to get into the rhythm and churn out some consistent performances ahead of the World Cup. All-rounder Pandya has flopped with the bat and ball this season. He did get his highest score this season the other day but more would be needed to …

Hardik Pandya booed at Wankhede Stadium: Sanjay Manjrekar tells Mumbai crowd to ‘behave’ during IPL 2024 toss | Ipl News

Hardik Pandya Booed: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya was booed by the fans at Wankhede as soon as his name was called out before the toss which led to Sanjay Manjrekar, who was conducting the toss, to call for the crowd to ‘behave.’ “MI captain Hardik Pandya. Big round of applause, ladies and gentlemen. Behave,” Manjrekar said as the fans booed the captain in something that has become a regular occurrence in this season of the Indian Premier League. There were loud chants for the former skipper Rohit Sharma as well. “It’s quite exciting to be a part of this game. We always look forward to the future, need to follow the process. Looking forward to playing a brand of cricket everyone enjoys,” Pandya, who on the surface looked confident, said after losing the toss. 🚨 Toss 🚨@rajasthanroyals win the toss and elect to bowl against @mipaltan #TATAIPL | #MIvRR pic.twitter.com/pziDfHNIci — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 1, 2024 “I’ve never seen that before, a captain being booed at the toss. There’s no doubt about the kind …

Hardik Pandya captaincy: Five points on how Mumbai Indians’ new era has gotten off on wrong foot | Ipl News

Hardik Pandya, following his switch from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians will be returning to the iconic Wankhede Stadium for the first time, since taking over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma. Pandya has been hysterically booed all through Mumbai Indians’ first two outings. Apart from being on the receiving end from the fans, Mumbai Indians’ new era under Pandya has also gotten off on a wrong foot. Here are five talking points on Hardik Pandya’s captaincy Bringing Jasprit Bumrah late Jasprit Bumrah arguably the best fast bowler in all three formats has bowled only one over in the powerplay in two matches Mumbai Indians have played. In the first game against Gujarat Titans, Pandya bring his strike bowler in the fourth over with scorecard reading 27 for 0. In the run fest against Sunrisers, Bumrah again came to bowl in the fourth over with Hyderabad amassing 40 for 0. Hardik Pandya has faced flak with decision to held Bumrah late. “Where is Jasprit Bumrah?? Game nearly done and your best bowler has only bowled ONE …

‘So many things wrong with this’: Rohit Sharma’s wife reacts to Mumbai Indians coach’s captaincy explanation | Cricket News

After Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher explained in a podcast why the franchise had decided to elevate Hardik Pandya to team captaincy over longtime skipper Hardik Pandya, a cryptic comment from Rohit’s wife Ritika Sajdeh on Instagram has emerged. Ritika was responding to a clip on Instagram of Boucher offering his explanation for why the think tank chose to replace Rohit with Pandya, who was with the Gujarat Titans for two seasons where he led them to a IPL title in the first season and to the final in the second year. Pandya was an integral part of the Mumbai franchise for four of its five titles between 2015 and 2021. “So many things wrong with this,” wrote Ritika as a comment to the clip. In the clip, Boucher tells Smash Sports podcast: “I think it was purely a cricketing decision. We saw the window period to get Hardik back as a player. For me it’s a transition phase. A lot of people don’t understand in India, people get quite emotional. But you know you …