"Relax boys, Rohit and Hardik aren't required to bash minnow CSK" - Fans react after the Mumbai Indians duo miss out against CSK
After a long gap, the second phase of IPL 2021 has finally begun in Dubai today. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will kick things off in UAE, which promises to be a blockbuster contest.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are missing this game. In Rohit's absence, Kieron Pollard will lead the Mumbai Indians in this match. Here are the playing XI's for the 30th IPL 2021 match.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard (c), Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Fans were confused and disappointed to see Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya sit out of the match. They expressed their opinions on the matter through their tweets on Twitter.
Here are some of the best reactions:
Chetan Sharma last week: Hardik Pandya is going to bowl in every game.
Kieron Pollard ahead of #MIvsCSK: Hardik Pandya is not playing today #IPL2021
Indian cricket fans- https://t.co/EzRQzivOx3
When You Choose Rohit Sharma & Hardik Pandya As Captain & Vice Captain In Dream 11 But Both Of Them Are Not Playing https://t.co/BrkZkIaj4a
Hardik Pandya - fit enough to enjoy on Beach,
but not fit enough to play?
#CSKvMI #MI #MumbaiIndians https://t.co/fGGi2UpeXp
Expectations kills🚶♂️💔
@ImRo45 🤧
#MIvsCSK #MI #MumbaiIndians #RohitSharma https://t.co/I7e0QIQeH0
#MIvsCSK
🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/hfoNX5eeRu
Top 3 mysteries of the world
3. Barmuda Triangle
2. Titanic
1. Saurabh Tiwary still in the playing XI
#MIvsCSK
Relax boys, Rohit and Hardik aren't required to bash minnow CSK. #MIvsCSK https://t.co/iF35ewcAJf
Already we're at Number 4 in points table and our two main players are not fit. Rohit I can understand he got injured during test match. But wtf happened to Hardik? Few days back he was hitting helicopter shots in the nets. Fck off man mood completely ruined.
Fit ga lekunte team lo etta untadu
#MIvsCSK https://t.co/5X9Yd5rYSa
#IPL2021
No Rohit, No Hardik playing today's #MIvsCSK match.
MI fans:- https://t.co/PcE8HpMFtZ
#MIvsCSK #CSKvsMI
CSK fans : Hehe No Rohit, No Hardik, we are winning this easy.
MI Bowlers : https://t.co/z2l6vWK9cC
Rohit is okay, we will see him sooner rather than later: Kieron Pollard
At the toss before the match, Kieron Pollard informed the Mumbai Indians fans that Rohit Sharma is fine and will be back in action soon. The stand-in captain also felt that it was a good toss to lose.
On the team composition and Rohit's absence, Kieron Pollard said:
"Rohit is okay, we will see him sooner rather than later. He's the captain of this ship, I'm just standing in. We were just starting to get our momentum before the break. This is the most important part of the stage.
"No Hardik along with Rohit. Anmolpreet makes his debut. These are the kind of games you want to make your debuts in too.
"It's a good one (toss) for us to lose. We weren't too sure so we can't be criticized now for our decision. We started a couple of months back and the break was good for us. We did get some momentum towards the last couple of games but the guys have gone back and refreshed themselves."
Trent Boult and Adam Milne gave the Mumbai Indians a great start by picking up early wickets in the powerplay. It will be interesting to see how CSK will make a comeback in the match.