Hardik Pandya is scared of bowling the death overs: Ex-BCCI selector gives reality check amid IPL 2026

Former India opener Krisnamachari Srikkanth criticised Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya's decision to bowl first after winning the toss. Pandya did not bowl for the rest of the innings, instead entrusting rookie pacer Krish Bhagat with the responsibility of bowling two overs in the death overs. Srikkanth termed Pandya's captaincy as 'dubba' and called him a 'run-feeder', stating that he has become scared of putting in the hard yards.