IPL 2022: Have Mumbai Indians STOPPED BACKING players? Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in the Indian Premier League, and among many others, one major reason behind their success is their practice of backing players. Be it Hardik Pandya, his brother Krunal Pandya, India’s prime speedster Jasprit Bumrah or even spinner Rahul Chahar, Mumbai Indians have always backed players during their poor run of form, but it has changed this season. Follow IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Notably, the five-time champions are going through a very rough patch and they are already out of contention for a playoffs place in IPL 2022. With just one win from nine matches, MI are placed at the very bottom of the table.
IPL 2022: Have Mumbai Indians STOPPED BACKING players? MI drop Hrithik Shokeen after one poor game, Tim David & M Ashwin all feel the heat – Check WHY?
The boys in blue have not looked like themselves this season, and one major change in their mode of operation this time around is how they have treated their players who have not always lived up to the expectation.
The same Mumbai Indians that led to the rise of star players in Pandya brother, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah and others have been very fidgety with their team selection. On Friday, Mumbai Indians dropped young off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen from their team in the match against Gujarat Titans.
IPL 2022: Have Mumbai Indians STOPPED BACKING players? MI drop Hrithik Shokeen after one poor game, Tim David & M Ashwin all feel the heat – Check WHY?
The 21-year-old spinner picked up 2 wickets in his last match against Rajasthan Royals, but since he conceded 47 runs, skipper Rohit Sharma and the MI management axed the spinner from the team. This, surprisingly, is not the first instance where MI has made kneejerk changes, which has led to insecurity among players.
Previously, another Indian spinner in Murugan Ashwin was dropped from the team for not delivering as per expectations. He has conceded nearly 70 in two matches and picked only 2 wickets, which led to his axe.
Besides that, overseas players have also felt the heat. West Indian all-rounder Fabian Allen played only one game – against Chennai Super Kings, where he conceded 46 runs for 1 wicket and was subsequently dropped, while mega-money signing Tim David was dropped after the first two games where he scored only 13 runs. David has been recalled into the team again, but given how MI are operating, it is quite evident that every player will feel immense pressure.
IPL 2022: Have Mumbai Indians STOPPED BACKING players? MI drop Hrithik Shokeen after one poor game, Tim David & M Ashwin all feel the heat – Check WHY?
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