Former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth feels that Jasprit Bumrah may very well be harm by all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s return to Mumbai Indians because the premier pacer could have harboured captaincy aspirations.
Pandya has returned to the MI fold a few years after main Gujarat Titans, having additionally led the latter to title success in IPL 2022.
Hardik Pandya had begun his IPL profession with MI in 2015, successful 4 titles earlier than becoming a member of GT in 2022.
After he was traded by MI final week, Bumrah posted a cryptic Insta story, which learn, “Silence is usually the perfect reply.”
“He is is the perfect bowler on the planet at present, be it Assessments or white-ball cricket, to not overlook his World Cup efficiency. He was even the stand-in captain towards England within the fifth Check final 12 months,” Srikkanth stated on his YouTube channel.
“He could be regretting. It may very well be his ego, or he could be harm by the truth that he stayed again at MI and gave his all, however the group is bringing again somebody who had left and celebrating him. He feels it is not truthful.”
He additionally spoke a couple of related scenario with Ravindra Jadeja and Chennai Tremendous Kings a few seasons again and sensed that MI can be doing the identical with Bumrah and Pandya.
“It was the identical case with Ravindra Jadeja at CSK. Nevertheless, the group administration and the captain (MS Dhoni) stepped in to kind out the scenario.
“Equally, I really feel that the MI group administration can have a sit-down with Bumrah, Pandya and Rohit (Sharma) to kind issues out. Championships can solely be gained as a group,” Srikkanth added.
Whereas he backed Bumrah as a attainable candidate to guide the five-time champions, he affirmed that the scenario was not a miscommunication and that one thing had occurred internally.
“Even I might be harm if one thing like that occurred to me. Following Hardik Pandya’s return, Bumrah can suppose, ‘I’m from Gujarat, I might have captained that group’.
“I am undecided if it is miscommunication. I’ve interacted with Bumrah, a really down-to-earth individual, and a implausible human being. If he’s getting aggravated, clearly, one thing will need to have occurred.
“It is fairly attainable that he was seeking to lead MI, particularly with the T20 World Cup arising (subsequent 12 months),” Srikkanth concluded
