Mumbai Indians` new skipper Hardik Pandya on Sunday took the six-run defeat to Gujarat Titans of their IPL 2024 opener on the chin, saying it was “not a problem” as there are 13 matches to go.
Pandya was not harsh on his batter Tilak Varma who refused to run a single at a vital juncture when batting alongside Tim David.
Set a goal of 169, MI ended at 162/9 in 20 overs after they regarded heading in the right direction for victory.
“Clearly we again ourselves to chase these 42 runs (within the final 5 overs) but it surely was a kind of days the place we see the rating fairly much less in these final 5 overs, we misplaced a little bit of momentum there,” Pandya mentioned on the post-match presentation.
“It feels good to be again as a result of that is one stadium the place you may take pleasure in and really feel the ambiance fairly energetic and clearly the group was full they usually obtained a superb sport as properly.”
When requested about Varma`s refusal to run a single, the skipper mentioned, “I believe Tilak felt that was a greater thought at that time of time. I utterly again him. Not a problem, (we’ve) 13 video games to go.”
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Gujarat Titans` new captain Shubman Gill was stuffed with reward for his bowlers, particularly spinners R Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan, who carried out exceedingly properly regardless of the dew setting in on the Narendra Modi Stadium throughout their IPL 2024 encounter.
“I believe the way in which the boys held their nerves, and the way in which we bowled within the loss of life overs, particularly with the dew coming in, I assumed it was particular.
“With the dew, how the spinners bowled, they made certain we stayed within the sport. It was all about placing on the strain,” mentioned Gill.
MI skipper Pandya received the toss and invited GT to bat first protecting the dew think about thoughts.
Gill added, “We simply needed them to really feel beneath strain. The plan was to maintain constructing the strain and look ahead to them to make a mistake.
(With company inputs)
