Tilak Varma plays a shot during the IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians in Lucknow. (Getty Images) Bombai Indians caused controversy in a fundamental IPL match by the fact that during 19. The decision made with 24 runs needed of 7 balls has caused extensive criticism of fans and former crickets despite their tactical intention to speed up scoring.
The strategic step came when Tilak Varma tried to maintain momentum in the fold. Hardik’s decision to retire and bring a fresh dough for the last overturning that surprised the audience.
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This decision triggered immediate resistance to social media platforms. Cricket enthusiasts questioned the justice of the withdrawal of the dough and expressed concern about his potential impact on the trust of the player.
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Former cricket stars Harbhajan Singh, Hanuman Vihari, Robin Singh and Irfan Pathan expressed their disagreement on social media. They stressed that leaving for the populated dough during a pressure situation could disrupt the team rhythm.
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The strategy effectiveness has become the main point of discussion after a 12-run defeat in Mumbai.
Harbhajan published on X: “Retirement Tilak for Santer was in my opinion a mistake. Santner is better hitter than Tilak? If it was for Pollard or other perfect hitter that I would understand. But I disagree with it.
Vihari questioned this step in itself and went further and asked why Pandy himself was not taken because he didn’t look good in the chase.
“Tilak Verma went to Santner?
Irfan Pathan published: “Tilak Verma retired N Santner came? Doesn’t it make sense. What do you think?”
Robin Singh also questioned the timing of the move and believed that it should be done earlier – if at all.
“The undetermined opening couple continues to chase @mipaltan Mumbai Indians in @tatapl25. If you decide to retire Tilak Varma, maybe it should be done before?”
In his press conference after the match head coach Mumbai Indians Mahela JayaWardene said it was his decision to retire Tilak.
“He just wanted to go, but he couldn’t,” Jayawarden said. “(We) we waited for the last few breaks and hoped to (find his rhythm) because he spent some time there, so he should have been able to get this intervention out of the way, but I just felt that I needed someone fresh to go and fight.
“These things are happening in the cricket. It’s not nice to remove it, but I had to do it, it was a tactical decision at that moment.”
“Why retire”
Ex-India Batter Sehwag also admitted his confusion with a decision.
“I didn’t understand why they were retired,” Sehwag said after the match on Cricbuzz. “He played 20-25 deliveries, yes, his shots did not join, but it’s not like Santner did something in the two balls he faced. If the last end of the Pandya Hardik face, why leave him?”
“Who knows, on two supplies of Santner, maybe tilak varma will hit the limit. There would be a certain advantage, but it’s beyond my understanding,” Sehwag said. “In our time, this kind of things has never happened, we always wanted Yaar Isko Bahar Bulao, eliminating the hoke Aaja (getting it out of the field, getting off and returning.
Murali Kartik also questioned the logic of the decision.
“If you called Santner with belief that he could hit a big shot, then why didn’t Pandya take the single in the last?
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