Match 29 of IPL 2024 was played on Sunday (April 14) between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led by Rituraj Gaikwad defeated Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in this match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai lost this match by 20 runs.

Meanwhile, the captaincy of Hardik Pandya is being questioned after this match. Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen have criticized Hardik Pandya's flamboyance.

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Notably, when Mumbai Indians announced the appointment of Hardik Pandya as captain to replace Rohit Sharma for the 17th season of IPL, both the franchise and Pandya have been facing criticism from fans.

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In such a situation, this year's IPL season is also going very badly for Mumbai Indians. In such a situation, Kevin Pietersen and Sunil Gavaskar have also criticized Hardik Pandya's captaincy and his form.

Despite Rohit Sharma's century in the match against Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians lost the match by 20 runs.

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Hardik shows off in the field

After the defeat in this match, the captain Hardik Pandya became the target of everyone. He is facing criticism from everyone. Hardik Pandya bowled the 20th over of the CSEC innings, in which Dhoni scored 20 runs. Pandya conceded 26 runs in this over and Mumbai lost by 20 runs.

After the match, former England player Kevin Pietersen criticized Hardik and said that it was obvious that he was acting and showing off.

Speaking about Hardik Pandya's captaincy on Star Sports, Kevin Pietersen said, “I think everything that is happening off the field right now is affecting him. When I saw him during the coin toss, he was clearly forced to smile, as if he were acting. This time he is not happy at all. I was there and I could tell it was affecting him. When Dhoni was hitting his balls for sixes, you could hear the noise in the stadium against Hardik. He is also an Indian player and has feelings too. If he is treated like that, it will definitely make a difference to his game”.

I have not seen such bad bowling, Gavaskar also criticized

After the defeat of Mumbai Indians, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar also strongly criticized Hardik Pandya as a bad bowler and captain. Gavaskar said, I have seen such bad bowling after a long time. Dhoni was hitting easy sixes on his bowling, yet you are bowling him at the same length that any batsman can deliver to the fans in such conditions. The bowling was completely below average and his captaincy in this match was also very poor”.