'Got enough guys to make mix and match': Mhambrey on MI squad depth
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Paras Mhambrey expressed confidence in the squad's depth despite potential Hardik Pandya absence, emphasising tactical adjustments. He also lauded Rohit Sharma's invaluable experience beyond just runs. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals' assistant coach praised Riyan Parag's captaincy, highlighting his calm demeanor and trust in bowlers, and noted Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's maturity.
GUWAHATI: With Hardik Pandya likely to return to resume his role as Mumbai Indians captain, it will boost the franchise's chance of getting back to winning ways against Rajasthan Royals here for sure. Although his absence forced multiple changes in the playing XI in the last game without the desired success, MI bowling coach Paras Mhambrey stressed on their depth to tackle these injury issues and backed the squad to perform well in different conditions even without their inspirational skipper. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
SUBSCRIBE NOW! “I think that’s something (adjusting team combinations due to injuries) that you will have to take. Injuries are something that you can’t control.
But I think we got the team, we got enough guys out there to make the mix and match, and looking at the surface and combinations, I think we got enough guys to look around,” Mhambrey said at the pre-match press conference at Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Monday. Pandya’s illness forced a couple of changes in the side with Corbin Bosch coming in as a foreign recruit replacing Trent Boult, while Deepak Chahar came in for Pandya to balance the Indian-foreigner combination intact. Asked if it was forced only for tactical reason, he said, “Yes, I think it’s just a combination, obviously Hardik gives you that option of a bat and ball, all-rounder right.
So, since he wasn’t available, we needed a kind of replacement who could fill in that role for us. So it's purely a tactical decision that we went with him (Bosch). ” Meanwhile, the MI skipper has a fine record against the Royals, scoring 506 runs in 16 games at an average of 72.