IPL 2021: Hardik may combat if driven to bowl, says MI trainer Jayawardene

Mumbai Indians trainer Mahela Jayawardene on Friday mentioned the workforce is in no hurry to drive Hardik Pandya into bowling within the IPL because the all-rounder may “combat” if driven laborious, which might jeopardise his day trip within the upcoming T20 Global Cup.

After lacking the primary two video games in the second one leg of the event, Hardik performed for MI purely as a batsman.

This has raised questions over his variety in India’s T20 Global Cup squad, with the chairman of selectors pronouncing that Hardik is absolutely have compatibility to bowl within the marque match, beginning October 17 within the UAE and Oman.

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However Jayawardene felt in a different way and mentioned that the Mumbai franchise is in consistent contact with the Indian workforce assume tank relating to Hardik.

“He (Hardik) hasn’t bowled for a protracted time frame, so we’re simply seeking to do the most productive for Hardik. We’re in consistent contact with the Indian workforce control on Hardik’s case,” he advised journalists right through a digital press convention forward of the identify holder’s subsequent sport towards Delhi Capitals right here on Saturday.

“Whether or not he’ll bowl within the IPL or no longer we can glance each day. I believe this present day if we push him too laborious, he may combat.” Ever since his go back from a again surgical procedure that he underwent in 2019, Hardik hasn’t been bowling up to he used to. On the other hand, he had bowled frequently right through the five-match T20 collection towards England in March previous this 12 months sooner than rolling his arm over as soon as within the resulting three-match ODI collection as a part of his workload control.

However he did not bowl within the first leg of the IPL in India and remains to be unused within the UAE as smartly.

Mumbai is enduring a nightmarish 2nd leg, having gained only one out of the 4 video games right here. The protecting champion is recently out of the highest 4, positioned 5th within the standings with 10 issues from 11 video games.

The Rohit Sharma-led aspect would glance to stick within the play-offs race after securing its first win in the second one section.

“Getting the win beneath out belt was once crucial. We’re as charged up as we have been at first of the event. We did a large number of excellent issues in our final sport however nonetheless a large number of enhancements wanted.

“We can must play our easiest cricket to make it to the highest 4,” Jayawardene mentioned.

Batting has been a large letdown for the file five-time IPL champions with other people like Suryakumar Yadav badly suffering with rankings of 0, 8, 5, 3 within the UAE leg.

“He (Surya) is a vital participant for us however many cricketer is going thru such stages together with me. I perceive his focal point is excellent and it is with reference to spending time at the center,” the trainer mentioned.

Jayawardene agreed that the surfaces this season within the UAE are reasonably other from final 12 months and will have to had been ready protecting the T20 Global Cup in thoughts.

“The surfaces are rather other from final 12 months. We’re seeing additional little bit of grass. More than likely, it’s finished to give protection to the surfaces because the T20 Global Cup is solely 3 weeks away.

“The T20 Global Cup is a impartial event, an ICC match so they’re simply seeking to get the most productive imaginable surfaces,” he mentioned.