‘Hherik Pandya did not do that …’: Sunil Gavaskar reveals the secret behind the superb return of the Indians of Mumbai in IPL 2025 | Cricket news

New Delhi: once languid at the bottom of the IPL 2025 Table of points, the Mumbai Indians organized a remarkable turnaround with six consecutive victories which rekindled their hopes in the playoffs. The team led by Hherik Pandya is now fourth on the table with 14 points on 12 games, recording 7 wins and 5 defeats.The superb resurgence of Mumbai praised the legendary Sunil Cricket player Gavaskar, who congratulated the team and Captain Hardy Pandya for the transformation.“What we saw from last year this year was the fact that he also obtained the support of the crowd the supporter. Last year, he would have been a little unstable by the fact that the crowd of Mumbai and the Mumbai supporters did not really support him,” said Gavaskar during a star sports press session.“But this year, they are all behind him. And they all hurry to continue winning. They have a home match on the 21st,” he added.Gavaskar highlighted Pandya’s composed behavior on the ground as a key factor in the team’s resurgence.“And this is where we will see how they will come back. And the way they have returned, we are talking about his thought and we are talking about the way in which his soothing influence is because he has not shown emotions on the ground. When there was a field of misery, when there was a drop of drop, he has just removed his back and that he came back to his field position,” he said.

“Often, when the captain has a little gesticulations, then the defensive player also becomes a little nervous.The Mumbai Indians will now face the Capitals of Delhi on May 21, followed by the Kings of Punjab on May 26 in their last championship games.