Mumbai, Apr 13 (PTI) Mumbai Indians need to reduce their over-reliance on Jasprit Bumrah if they want to gain consistency in the IPL, says former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis.
Mumbai Indians, always slow to start, have lost three games in a row after winning their first match of the tournament.
On Sunday night, they conceded 240 runs against RCB but failed to chase them down.
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Pacer Bumrah is his trump card but he is yet to get a wicket in four games. Du Plessis believes MI need to look beyond Bumrah’s four overs and use their spearhead judiciously at the same time.
“When you look at that bowling attack, especially in high-scoring games of 250 or more, you have to evaluate what the rest of the attack is conceding beyond Bumrah’s four overs, which are usually very economical. That’s where Mumbai Indians need to find answers,” du Plessis told Star Sports.
“They need to maximize Bumrah’s impact by using him at key stages, but it doesn’t get any easier if strong batting line-ups continue to dominate. They will have to sit down and re-evaluate their approach, particularly in the Powerplay, whether that involves tactical changes or bringing in different personnel.” India great Sunil Gavaskar feels that Mumbai Indians need to improve in the powerplay in both batting and bowling.
“They needed to score at least 12 more runs to maintain the required pace, but they couldn’t do it. Even as they rotated the strike, the required pace continued to increase. That’s an area they need to address.
“As Hardik Pandya mentioned, both his batting and bowling powerplays are not giving the kind of results needed to take control of the game,” Gavaskar said. PTI BS PDS PDS
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