Aakash Chopra on the Mumbai Indians’ loss to RCB- “How can you win if your No. 3 to No. 6 are not batting well?” in IPL 2021

In fact, Aakash Chopra has highlighted that the Mumbai Indians (MI) are unlikely to return to winning ways unless their middle-order batsmen start contributing.

The center order has been a huge letdown for the two-time defending champions within the current version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Their dreary performance in Sunday night’s IPL 2021 experience against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) included the Rohit Sharma-led side’s woes.

“Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Not a bad idea, you can chase, you have such good batting down the order on paper but currently, it is not happening. How can you win if your No. 3 to No. 6 are not batting well?” he said

The previous India cricketer included that the likes of Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Kieron Pollard have not secured themselves in wonderfulness with their exhibitions for the Mumbai Indians.

Rohit Sharma

“When you start, you do not lose a single wicket in the powerplay. Everything is alright until Quinton De Kock and Rohit Sharma are there but the batting after that is disappointing. Hardik Pandya is playing but has not batted well the entire season. The same is the case with Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav. You will say that even Kieron Pollard has not batted well barring one or two innings.” he said

“When did you last see Mumbai at No. 7, almost the bottom of the table. They are two-time defending champions. They are in search of a hat-trick, they have won the trophy five times but their situation is very bad. Thus, They have lost three consecutive matches and their heart is in their throat.” He observed

“They can still qualify but it is getting more and more difficult. Their chances are better than Hyderabad. You will qualify if you win all four of your remaining matches, but winning all four after losing the three games the way you have, with the lack of form, is not happening.” Chopra explained

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