Aakash Madhwa Ignored Hardik Pandya And Treated Rohit Sharma As Captain: Mumbai Indians registered a thrilling final-over win against Punjab Kings in an IPL 2024 league match on Thursday. While Mumbai’s total of 192/7 seemed sufficient, heroic efforts from young batters Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma made the game uncomfortably close. In the final over, with power-hitter Kagiso Rabada at the crease, Punjab needed 12 runs to win before former MI skipper Rohit Sharma intervened.
Aakash Madhwa Ignored Hardik Pandya And Listened To Rohit Sharma
Well, a video has gone crazily viral on social media, which captures an intense discussion between Rohit Sharma, MI pacer Akash Madhwal, and captain Hardik Pandya. The conversation, centered around field placement, saw contributions from Hardik, but it was the exchange between Rohit and Akash that grabbed the most attention.
Watch the viral video here:
My guy, Madhwal was trying his best not to look at Hardik 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DlWlHj2BV7
— ab (rohit’s version) (@ydisskolaveridi) April 18, 2024
The discussion proved fruitful for Mumbai Indians as they clinched victory on the very first ball of the final over. Kagiso Rabada’s attempt to snatch a double resulted in his run-out, leading to Punjab Kings being all-out for 183 runs and losing the match by 9 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah Won The POTM Award
Meanwhile, it was Jasprit Bumrah who won the player of the match for his impressive 3-wicket haul. Reflecting on the game afterward, Bumrah acknowledged that it had become uncomfortably close for Mumbai Indians.
“This was a close game. Much closer than what we thought it would go. Of course you want to make an impact when the ball does something. In this format the ball swings two overs. When I want to bowl more, I play Test cricket. That fulfills my desires. This format is a little difficult for bowlers, with time restrictions and impact player rules. Batting lineup becomes deeper and deeper. But that’s not in your control. I do relay the message to the bowlers whenever I can. But you also don’t want to deliver too many messages in the heat of the moment,” he said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
