Sunil Gavaskar Criticizes Hardik Pandya After MS Dhoni’s Strong Batting Display in “Worst Kind Of Bowling

Hardik was the pick of the MI bowlers with two wickets but he was slammed for 20 runs by Dhoni in the final four balls of the CSK innings. Gavaskar criticized Hardik for his ‘ordinary bowling and ordinary captaincy’ and the type of deliveries he produced. He expressed his disappointment during the mid-innings break, saying it was the worst kind of bowling he had seen in a long time, and lamented the predictable nature of the deliveries that were hit for sixes. Additionally, Gavaskar referred to the interaction between Hardik and Dhoni that had gone viral on social media, particularly the moment when Hardik hugged the former India skipper just ahead of the match.

Rohit played a brilliant knock, but the hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals. An impressive four-wicket haul from Matheesha Pathirana ensured the victory for CSK. In the match, earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube scored half-centuries while Dhoni provided a late flourish against Hardik’s bowling, taking CSK’s total to 206. The victory enabled CSK to remain in the third position, while Mumbai Indians are now in the eighth position in the competition with just four points from six matches.