Mumbai Indians’ middle order has been in the firing line of the critics as in the first five games of the season, they have not been able to put any memorable performance so far. Forget about memorable, the top middle-order batsmen in Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard haven’t even able to put on their personal bests as yet.
Suryakumar Yadav, who found form in the last game with a 27 ball 33 believes that it is just a matter of one game before the Mumbai middle order is back to firing all cylinders. “They have been working really hard in the nets, every day, every practice session, it is just a matter of one game, I feel, that we will be coming back into the games,” Surya said in a virtual press conference.
The 30-year-old further went on to say that sometimes things might not click as is a feature of any sports, but that doesn’t mean that people are not putting in efforts. “Everyone is trying to take that responsibility in every game, it is just that it is not working, it happens in this sport, but I am sure they will come back really stronger,” he said.
Stating that the conditions in Chennai were different and difficult to Mumbai’s strengths, Surya believed that the team will come back strong in the Delhi leg of the league.
“Conditions are a little different here, but we are trying to play ourselves on such wickets in the practice. We have faced this situation before and come back really stronger, so I feel we will come back really stronger, we fire in one game and then there is no looking back,” he added.
The Mumbai Indians after having completed their Chennai leg would move to Delhi to play their sixth game of the season when they take on Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 29.