IPL 2025: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan’s decision to retire Tilak Verma, reaction created panic
Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan on Tilak Varma Retiring Out: Former Indian team stars Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan did not like Tilak Verma of Mumbai Indians just before the last over of the exciting match against Lucknow Super Giant. The thrill at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium was at its peak when Mumbai needed 29 runs to win 12 balls. Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant turned to the franchise’s most experienced fast bowler Shardul Thakur.
During this time, two explosive batsmen Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma were present at the crease from Mumbai. In such a situation, the fans expected a big shot. But the opposite happened. Tilak Verma was seen struggling to set up the boundary. On the other hand, Hardik was also unable to put a boundary. After five balls of this over of Shardul Thakur, Mumbai Indians retired Tilak and he replaced Mitchell Santner in his place. After this, questions arose about the approach of the visiting team.
Even after Tilak retired out, the fate of Mumbai Indians did not change. The five -time champion lost by 12 runs. Which was his third defeat of the current season.
According to Harbhajan Singh, the decision to retire Tilak was a mistake. During this, he also questioned whether the captain of the White Ball of New Zealand is a better batsman than Tilak. Harbhajan said that if a power-hitter like Pollard or his level player had replaced Tilak, he would have been satisfied with the decision.
Harbhajan wrote on X, “It was a mistake in my opinion to retire Tilak for the center. Is there a better hitter than Sentner Tilak? If it had been for Pollard or any other hitter, I would have understood but I would not agree.”
Retiring tilak for santer was a mistake in my opinion. Is santner a better hitr than tilak? If it was for pollard or some other accompled to have I would have undress. But duon’t agre with this. Come on @Mipaltan
– harbhajan turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 4, 2025
Irfan also tried to understand the decision, but could not understand and wrote on the X, “Tilak Verma retired and Cennener is coming? I did not understand. What do you guys think?”
Tilak verma retired out n santner coming in? Doesn’T make sense to me. What do you guys think?
– Irfan Pathan (@IRFANPATHAN) April 4, 2025
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene addressed questions related to this decision after the match. He termed Santner as “Tactical” as Tilak. While for Mumbai captain Hardik, he said about the decision to retire Tilak, “It was” clear “, we needed some hits. In cricket, a few days come when you try but do not get success. “
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