Rohit Sharma’s side have lost both their matches and were far from impressive in those outings.
The franchise lost their opening game in the competition for the tenth year in a row. The five-time champions have made a habit of these slow starts.
While they overturned their initial defeats into title wins in IPL 2015 and 2017 and entered the IPL winner list, they were made to pay for it last year. A sedate start across both legs of IPL 2021 meant that MI failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Pointing out MI’s tendency to gather momentum as the tournament progresses, Akhtar said on SK Match Ki Baat:
Akhtar added:
MI will face the in-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a crucial encounter tonight at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
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“The management of MI is very loyal” - Shoaib Akhtar
The Mumbai Indians management has been praised unanimously by the cricketing fraternity. The players associated with the franchise have stressed upon the management’s policy to treat their personnel as family.
Praising Mumbai Indians’ management for their work with the players over the years, Akhtar said:
Akhtar further explained using Ishan Kishan as an example, upon whom MI shelled out ₹15.25 crore at the mega auction to re-secure his services. He said:
Ishan Kishan has repaid the faith with a stellar start to the tournament so far. He has scored back-to-back fifties and is second on the IPL 2022 Orange Cap list.
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