IPL 2024: Bad captaincy along with wrong decisions made Mumbai a flop

• Mumbai Indians' performance was very disappointing
  
• This team is at the bottom of the points table
  
• Mumbai Indians captaincy controversy ruined the team
  

The performance of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 has been very disappointing. Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for the playoffs. Mumbai Indians have only 8 points in 13 matches, this team is at the bottom of the points table. But the question is, how did the condition of Mumbai Indians team become so bad? How did Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful teams of IPL, fail? Cricket experts have different opinions on the answer to this question, but most experts believe that the captaincy controversy of Mumbai Indians ruined the team.

What happened to Mumbai Indians this season?

After the IPL auction, Mumbai Indians handed over Hardik Pandya to Gujarat Titans. After this, Hardik Pandya was made the captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Before this, Hardik Pandya was a part of Gujarat Titans for 2 seasons. However, this all-rounder started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians. However, Mumbai Indians made Hardik Pandya the captain, but after that the atmosphere started deteriorating. People close to Mumbai Indians believe that the decision to make Hardik Pandya the captain in place of Rohit Sharma was a complete mistake, after which the players of Mumbai Indians informally divided into two groups.

Captaincy controversy created trouble for Mumbai Indians

It has been claimed in media reports that players like Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav are with Rohit Sharma, that is, they are against making Hardik Pandya the captain. But Hardik Pandya is also getting the support of many players of Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya was the target of fans on many occasions in the match. Captaincy became a big problem for Mumbai Indians. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya, who became the captain in place of Rohit Sharma, failed to handle the captaincy of Mumbai Indians properly. It is believed that many wrong decisions of Hardik Pandya this season have ruined the hopes of Mumbai Indians.