New Delhi: Two of the most
successful teams in the history of the Indian Premier League — Mumbai Indians
and Chennai Super Kings — are struggling to find form in the ongoing edition of
the league. They both have lost four matches in a row now and are placed in the
last two spots in the league table. And it is quite surprising for the fans to
see them languishing at the bottom.
One of the major reasons for
the poor run of both these sides is the inexperienced bowling attack, which has
undone all the good work done by their batters. In particular, Mumbai is
especially suffering because of the absence of an able partner for star pacer
Jasprit Bumrah. Unlike the previous seasons, the MI bowling attack looks very
thin in terms of firepower, and that has done nothing good for the team's
chances up till now.
Basil Thampi, Tymal Mills,
Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, and even 2017 Purple Cap winner Jaydev Unadkat
have looked ordinary, and that's certainly a big reason to worry for Rohit
Sharma now. MI spent `8 crore on Jofra Archer in the mega auctions despite his
unavailability for this season, and that has disturbed the balance for them.
On the other hand, Chennai's
worries are compounded by the inability of their batting unit to put runs on
the board. They let go of Faf du Plessis and Shardul Thakur and failed to find
an able replacement for the duo. Also, they missed the absence of big buy
Deepak Chahar, who is undergoing rehabilitation for the hamstring injury he
suffered in February. CSK roped in his services for `14 crore.
There is an old saying in
cricket which says, "Batsmen win you games, bowlers win you
tournaments" and certainly no one can understand this situation better
than these two teams at the moment.
For Mumbai Indians, this is the fourth occasion that they have lost the opening four matches in the IPL, but like they have done it in the past as well, they can still bounce back and go all the way down the wire. The same is the case for CSK as well. The tournament is still wide open and they could find themselves back in the fray with some good performances in the upcoming matches. (Agencies)
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