If someone said that Bumrah will go 5 games without wickets, I would've laughed it off.
But that's actually happened. Not just the wicket draught, but he's also started conceding runs.
Idk if it's the way Hardik is using him, or maybe fatigue after WC, cuz even Varun Chakravarty had a wicket draught until last night.
I hope he finds peace.
when the most expensive player also can’t give his best but ppl are bashing Rahane just because he’s a captain??
I was at the stadium today and recorded a few moments,attaching the video for context.
Honestly, the batting just wasn’t enough. Expectations were much higher, especially from Surya. Even Hardik didn’t have a great outing with the bat, and you could sense some frustration building.
But what stood out more to me was the body language on the field. When Hardik came on to bowl, you can clearly see in the video he set the field very specifically, he was even shouting at Bumrah to adjust his position. The very next ball went exactly there… and it was dropped.
There were also multiple instances from early on where it felt like the intent just wasn’t there. Balls going to the boundary and fielders not even putting in the effort to chase, it genuinely felt like the energy was missing.
In that situation, it’s not surprising if a captain gets angry. I honestly think even Rohit would’ve reacted similarly seeing that level of effort.
That said, Hardik also needs to step up with his own performance first, only then does that aggression feel fully justified.
Just my honest take from being there live. Hope we bounce back stronger from here.