Mumbai Indians' Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan has recently opened up on their poor shows as they have failed to win close games continuously.
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Mumbai Indians’ Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan has recently opened up on their poor shows as they have failed to win close games continuously. However, the former Indian seamer backs the team to regain momentum with 11 more league matches still to go as well.
The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians franchise remained winless in IPL 2022 after Saturday’s game as Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore beat them by seven wickets as well. Mumbai have been found lacking with both bat and ball in all of their games so far. While speaking after Saturday’s game in a clip uploaded by Iplt20.com, Khan said that while Mumbai Indians have failed to sustain the momentum, they must also focus on things that have been working for them in the games.
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“Basically, you’ve got to close those moments in the game where the momentum is shifting and as a team, we haven’t been able to do that. So, that is something we have to focus on, focus on the positives and whatever things have been working for us. Keep working on that, keep building on that because it’s a long season so we have to keep things tight, keep things together,” Zaheer Khan said.
In almost all the four games they lost, they had the upper hand. Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals lost wickets in between while chasing huge totals against Mumbai, but they eventually recovered to win suddenly.
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“Like I said, there is still 11 league matches to go, so we’ve got to get on a roll. We’ve seen in this tournament that teams get on a losing roll or the winning momentum and those back to back wins are something which we will to see. It’s just a matter of a first win. At times, you get tight as well, you start doubting yourselves in situations where the pressure is highest. So, that is something which we have to be aware of and look for that spark in that group. Not every day is going to be your day but the individuals having a good day need to carry the team and get us that win which is going to be very important,” Zaheer Khan concluded.
