Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins has given his opinion on fans booing Hardik Pandya in progress. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He also talked about Royal Challengers Bengaluru Virat Kohli’s strike rate despite scoring a century against Rajasthan Royals.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has not received a warm welcome from fans in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Taking over the leadership of the franchise has not gone well with the fans, as they have been booing him every time he comes. he bats or goes out to the field or during pitching time.
One of the matches in which Hardik Pandya was booed a lot was against the Pat Cummins-led team at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The all-rounder was greeted with chants of ‘Rohit Rohit’. Furthermore, he failed to make a mark as team captain.
Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians conceded the highest total in the history of the league. They were smashed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen all over the park as the home team finished with a massive total of 277 runs on the board.
Pat Cummins, who has been doing a decent job as captain of the team in IPL 2024, in an exclusive interview with Sports Tak was asked about the Hardik Pandya situation. He, however, believes that it is a complicated situation but does not have much to say about it. He stated:
“I don’t really have much to say to be honest. I have not been in that situation. It’s a really complicated situation. The fans here in India are super passionate. I’m sure it’s just a phase. That’s all I’ve thought about.”
Pat Cummins was also asked about Virat Kohli’s century against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match. The batsman recorded the slowest century in the history of the league as he reached the milestone in 67 balls. But his innings went in vain as RCB lost the game.
Although Virat Kohli scored a magnificent century under pressure, he was widely criticized for his slow pace of attack in the game. Pat Cummins also declined to comment on that, stating: “I don’t have anything to say about it either.”
Maybe Abhishek Sharma is the right person for me: Pat Cummins on India, including the new member of the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Pat Cummins was also asked to pick a player that India could select in the squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. The SRH captain went to his teammate Abhishek Sharma and said that the all-rounder plays better in both pace and effects. He elaborated:
“Maybe Abhishek Sharma is the right man for me. (He plays) first in the order, he plays pace bowling but spin bowling particularly well. “He takes over the game.”
Abhishek Sharma has been magnificent in IPL 2024 and has set the stage on fire. The all-rounder has scored 134 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 217.57. His best moment came in the game against Mumbai Indians, where he scored 62 runs.