{"id":42809,"date":"2024-05-04T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/mumbai-indians-a-very-confused-team-this-year-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T09:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:48:09","slug":"mumbai-indians-a-very-confused-team-this-year-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/mumbai-indians-a-very-confused-team-this-year-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai Indians a very confused team this year: Graeme Smith | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109837532,imgsize-87430.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mumbai Indians a very confused team this year: Graeme Smith | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Mumbai Indians a very confused team this year: Graeme Smith | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: In the current Indian Premier League (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL<\/a>) 2024, former South Africa cricketer <!-- -->Graeme Smith<!-- --> claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> (MI) have been a &#8220;very confused team&#8221; this year.<br \/>At the <!-- -->Wankhede Stadium<!-- --> on Friday, MI were defeated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kolkata-knight-riders\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Kolkata Knight Riders<\/a> (KKR) by 24 runs.<br \/>Smith described MI&#8217;s performance in the 17th IPL season as &#8220;disappointing&#8221; during his remarks at JioCinema.<br \/>&#8220;They just been a very confused team this year.It&#8217;s been hugely disappointing from one of the mega franchises in this year&#8217;s IPL. And, you know, a lot of people will be very, very sore tonight &#8211; MI fan base and MI camp,&#8221; Smith said.<br \/>The veteran cricket player discussed MI captain <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- -->&#8216;s performance and noted that the all-round bowler has had difficulty thus far in the 2024 Indian Premier League. He went on to say that MI appeared &#8220;confused&#8221; when they were playing KKR.<br \/>&#8220;Hardik has really struggled. He&#8217;s looked a man under pressure that obviously has created a little bit of turmoil in the environment and who knows how it&#8217;s affected people. But even their batting lineup, it just looked like they were confused. You know, I think Tilak Varma<!-- -->, Wadhera floating in the middle order. <!-- -->Naman Dhir<!-- --> batting at three tonight they are moving all over the place. 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