IPL 2025 mein drama sirf ground pe hi nahi, broadcast studio mein bhi chal raha hai! Former RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar aur CSK ke ex-batter Ambati Rayudu ke beech ek garma-garam debate chhed gayi regarding Hardik Pandya ki leadership aur Rohit Sharma ka role Mumbai Indians mein.
“Rayudu, ek sawal hai. Rohit Sharma ka field se gayab rehna leadership ke liye nuksaandey hai. Hardik ko unse sahi inputs mil sakte hain,” – Bangar ne kaha ESPNCricinfo ke TimeOut show mein.
Lekin Rayudu ne turant jawab diya:
“Mujhe nahi lagta Hardik ko kisi input ki zarurat hai. Captain ko akela chhodna chahiye. Jab Rohit India ke captain hote hain, koi unke kaan mein nahi bolta, toh Hardik ke saath bhi wahi approach honi chahiye,” – Rayudu ne clear kar diya.
Dono ke beech baat aur badhti gayi jab Bangar ne point kiya:
“Main samajh sakta hoon ki aapne kabhi IPL team lead nahi ki. Par Rohit ka experience priceless hai,” – Bangar ne Rayudu ko yaad dilaya.
Rayudu ne argue kiya ki Hardik ki team hai, aur Rohit chahein toh input substitute fielder ke through de sakte hain. But Bangar ne is baat ko bhi lightly nahi liya:
“Message hamesha former captain se nahi aata, management se bhi aata hai,” – Bangar ne bola.
Conversation aur intense ho gayi jab Rayudu ne Virat Kohli aur MS Dhoni ka example diya:
“Dhoni ne Kohli ko akela chhod diya tha. Same with Rohit. Toh Hardik ke saath kyun alag treatment?” – Rayudu ne kaha.
“Aap keh rahe ho 10 log Hardik ke kaan mein bol rahe hain. Kaun hain yeh 10 log?” – Bangar ne poocha.
“Rohit, Suryakumar, aur dugout ke coaches,” – Rayudu ne jawab diya.
Is pure discussion ka backdrop tha Hardik Pandya ki struggle as MI captain. Ab tak unhone franchise ke liye 18 matches mein se 13 haar chuki hain, including IPL 2025 mein ab tak 4 losses in 5 games. Jab ki GT ke liye debut season mein unhone title jeeta tha!
April 13 ko MI ka match tha against Delhi Capitals – ek aur chance for Hardik to silence the critics.
Bas ek baat toh clear hai – field ke bahar bhi IPL ka asli tadka mil raha hai!