Captain Hardik Pandya made a big mistake: Ashwani’s name was forgotten at the toss, now the bridge of praise was built

Delhi: Mumbai Indians registered a stunning victory at their home ground Wankhede Stadium. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets to win the first win of the tournament. After the match, captain Hardik Pandya appreciated his team’s performance and said that this victory was quite satisfactory. He praised Ashwani Kumar, especially making his debut.

What did the captain say on Ashwani Kumar?

Pandya praised the debutant Ashwini Kumar. He said, “We have players that we trust. This wicket was helping the bowlers, so we felt that Ashwini could do well here and they performed the same.”

He also credited the scouting team of Mumbai Indians, which goes everywhere in search of young talent. The captain said, “Ashwini Kumar impressed with his bowling in the practice match. His balls had good speed, late swing and different action. Also, he is a left -handed fast bowler, which proved to be beneficial for the team.”

Hardik described the important wicket of Andre Russell by Ashwini as a significant turn of victory. He said, “The way Ashwini started the match and caught a brilliant catch of Quinton Dickock, it was also very special.”

The captain described this victory as the result of the collective effort of the entire team and said that this victory will strengthen the confidence of the team.

The interesting thing in this is that during the toss, captain Hardik Pandya had forgotten the names of Ashwini Kumar. When he was asked about the change in the playing XI, he kept thinking for a few seconds and then laughed Ashwini.

Ashwini Kumar’s memorable debut

This match was very special for 23 -year -old young fast bowler Ashwini Kumar. On the first ball of his first over, he caught Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane out of Tilak Verma. After this, he sent Rinku Singh and Manish Pandey to the pavilion in their second over. Ashwini took his fourth wicket as Andre Russell, which he made a clean bold.

Ashwini took 4 important wickets for 24 runs in three overs. His spectacular performance laid the foundation for the victory of Mumbai Indians. This was a special moment for him because he became a player of the match in a debut match and he proved himself.

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