Lack of Partnerships Hurting Mumbai Indians: Gavaskar
New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels the lack of partnerships, especially between openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, is hurting five-time winners Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL. MI suffered reverses in their first two outings of the 16th Indian Premier League, losing to Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore with both Rohit and Ishan failing to deliver. Also Read | CSK vs RR IPL 2023 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, H2H and More About Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League Season 16 Match 17 in Chennai. Speaking to Star Sports, Gavaskar said, "MI's biggest problem since last season till date has been the lack of partnerships. Unless you have big partnerships, it is difficult for you to score big. "MI has been seen struggling continuously in this regard. MI should have built their innings on short but useful partnerships between Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, but they failed." Also Read | Manchester City vs Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League 2022-23 Free Live Streaming Online: How To Watch UCL Quarterfinal Match Live Telecast on TV & Football Score Updates in IST?. In a battle of the two lower-ranked teams, MI will face Delhi Capitals at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday. In the absence of their regular captain Rishabh Pant, DC have also been struggling in the league. Both teams are yet to taste a win in the competition and haven't justified the quality they possess. Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody said Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner should increase the tempo because scoring runs at a brisk pace is crucial for the side in powerplay overs. "It's not just the volume of runs David Warner needs to score for Delhi Capitals. He also needs to set the tempo in the powerplays, which has gone a little down," Moody said. "I would love to see him take the game head on early, especially when the impact substitute rule provides the team more flexibility." Meanwhile, despite a heartbreaking loss to Lucknow Super Giants at home on Monday, former India seamer Irfan Pathan has backed Royal Challengers Bangalore to make the playoffs. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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