MI coach Kieron Pollard heaped praise on Hardik Pandya for his comeback in IPL 2025 after being criticised and trolled last season after assuming the captaincy of the team. Pollard said that Hardik is enjoying his cricket at the moment.
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00:00and yes we are enjoying you know this part this part of it and it's in it's
00:05very happy to see that the guys go out and perform that the way they are
00:08performing of recently there's no point in continuing to think about in the
00:13past we're very happy at this point in time
00:18current what are the areas you're still looking at improving going ahead and
00:23sealing the playoffs every time you play a game of cricket or you in
00:28competition there's always areas to improve on you're never really happy you
00:31are satisfied you know with what you have achieved and what you have done you're
00:35always wanting for more and that goes for us in life as well as a human being so
00:39for us we just continue to look to improve in all three facets of the game
00:42there's certain critical junctures where we need to continue to sort of win
00:47critical moments and the more we can do that consistently it's gonna be better
00:52for us I'm gonna continue to improve our feeling yes from a catching efficiency
00:56perspective we are right up there you know to the top but you're still not a
01:01hundred percent you're not going to be hundred percent but there's always that
01:03room you know for improvement and from a bowling perspective as well you know
01:08trying to boss the power play contain teams you know in the middle and give
01:12them as least as possible in the last quarter you know of the match as well so
01:16once you're playing the tournament there's always areas to improve because
01:20in two games time the question can be totally different for us so as a unit we
01:24just continue to try to get better and see where that you know lands us
01:28I don't know do you agree that IPL is more about second half than what first half
01:38so they get again sorry IPL to succeed in IPL you have to do better well in the
01:45second half more than than the first half pressure is the first on second half
01:49because the first half it was a lot for us as well and it was something to be
01:52written about second half you build a bit of momentum you would tend to say now
01:57it's more important but you're 14 games in a tournament each and every game is
02:01important some teams gel faster than some or they start off pretty quickly some
02:06teams build the momentum coming to the back end but it all depends on you know
02:11form confidence of the team so there's no more important part in IPL the most
02:18important thing is trying to qualify for the playoffs and get into the final and
02:23seeing if you can win that's important
02:24Karan a couple of things that have stood out in MIS surge has been you know Rohit Sharma's
02:31recovering his form and Skye's you know getting better and better with every game
02:37he seems to be unstoppable so could you tell us talk us through that that how these guys
02:41prepare for matches and what's helped Rohit bounce back into form if my memory suit me right
02:46again at the start of this competition that question was different and I said sitting
02:51right here we are also going to be seeing his singing his praises as an individual and you know for
02:56us we always had that belief that he's gonna come good and I just want to continue to urge you guys at
03:03times you know to sometimes gives guys opportunity there's dips there's low
03:08confidence but for someone who has played the sport for a long time you have these moments and sometimes you just need that extra support from people's
03:16so now we're singing his praises we all very happy in the Mumbai dressing room we are happy
03:21at the start as well knowing that it's going to happen and long may continue so the headlines is going to be about that but you know for us
03:27our time in our entire batting unit you know we look for guys to perform at different junctures in the tournament so now guys are stepping up other guys haven't got an opportunity and it's sort of working well you know for us so we're very happy so we're not going to individualize it
03:42and just speak about Rohit and Skye the other batters who has contributed as well to win successes and to Mane and where we are at in the tournament at this present time
03:53Coach specifically about Rohit we saw a clip of yours it kind of indicated that there was some sort of a challenge set between the two of you
04:04to be around till the first and then the second power play can you just stress on what exactly
04:12happened whose challenge was it and to take it forward in today's day and age for a T20 generation
04:20how critical is it to bat time
04:22I think you guys got enough from my internal perspective from our social media as to what transpired there
04:29but again it's not an individual challenge
04:33you know only the challenge for each and every batter you know in in our team
04:37there's roles and there's responsibilities for each and every one you know for so for us
04:42it's about understanding your role and what you need to do and be responsible and accountable you know for it
04:47so yes there's a lot of inner jokes you know as well but T20 cricket is so that there are different aspects
04:55where different people bat in different phases and you expect different things
04:58so it's not a general rule for each and every body and person so that is something that we had set out
05:05you know from the start of the tournament and you just look at you know how it's going how it's progressing
05:10and see how much we have achieved and we have not achieved and how we can get better
05:14as individual and individual batters
05:17sorry coach just a question on Hathik Pandya we saw him taking up the role of captaincy last year
05:25and then sorry a troubled face in settling into the role last year and then he peaked towards the end
05:31this year has been a lot different Hathik has been floating through his roles as a bowler as a batter
05:36he's been enjoying well
05:37could you just summarize his journey since the time he has taken over as a leader of this of this particular group
05:43how it has been for him and another if you can give an update on Karan Sharma
05:47is he fit to play the game
05:48again let's go back to Hathik
05:51you know he's enjoying cricket
05:53as we have all seen you know from international cricket winning world cups
05:58to champions trophy to everything
06:01so it's an individual that has control a lot
06:04but for me personally not getting in too much depth
06:08it's great to see a human being that has been challenging different facets of not only cricket but of life
06:14come out and continue you know to show what cricket and what winning means to him as a human being
06:21so you know for me it's I'm great and I'm happy to see where he's at right now
06:26and as I said previously you know we are all human beings in this world
06:30so sometimes we need to give a bit of leeway to some individuals at certain times
06:34so we're very very happy and I continue to watch his journey as I see as I've seen
06:38his journey starting in Mumbai Indians from since 2015
06:42so again seeing the ups, seeing the downs, seeing the ups, seeing the downs, seeing the ups again
06:46who say we won't have another down and who say we're not going to have another up as well
06:50so that's what life is about and that's what the journey is about
06:53so happy for Hadick
06:54Amkan, we're still working with the medical team
06:59he have had a couple of practice sessions over the last couple of days
07:02I think he's practicing today as well
07:05he's there, practiced yesterday
07:07so let's see, let's see what happens come tomorrow
07:10I'm not part of that important selection
07:13Karen, speaking of Rohit Sharma and how he has been coming back to form
07:19how it's nice for Mumbagans that he is scoring runs
07:21and always had the belief that he will score
07:23but what set him that he scored those two back-to-back 70s
07:29and what was that, of course he was just getting better with every innings
07:33though the margin was not that much
07:35he was getting better with every innings
07:37but what set him to that two 70 plus goals?
07:41we haven't sat down and actually asked that question
07:45or seen continuous practice, belief and the confidence given
07:50and the individual himself being able to withstand challenges
07:54yeah
07:56Kairon, you've been part of this league for a number of years
07:59more than a decade
08:00do you see a major shift in the approach, attitude of the openness
08:04especially in the power play
08:05earlier it was thought to be 50 or 7 runs in over, 8 runs in over, 9
08:09people are crossing 10, 12s, 80s, 90s
08:12it's enormous, isn't it a change?
08:15yeah, there's a shift, there's a change
08:17but how sustainable is it going to be for a period of time
08:21because at one juncture we speak about guys getting 70, 80, 100
08:26as I made a joke as well with the guys
08:28that let's not get carried away
08:29that we need to score 1,000 runs in one T20 match
08:33because the basics of cricket still applies
08:36there's a lot of different things that you have to take into consideration
08:39match per match, conditions, bowlers, capabilities, things like that
08:44so it's a nice shift for the fans
08:47but we still want that little bit of batsmanship
08:50to continue from a cricketing perspective as well
08:54so you don't want a situation where today we're getting 300
08:58and tomorrow we're getting 120
09:00and we do that and we keep doing that
09:02you want a consistent sort of flow
09:04because there's different ways to get to 200 as well
09:08180, 200
09:09so for me personally
09:11it's great sometimes entertainment
09:13but in current situations
09:15when you need guys to stand up
09:17and they're not standing up
09:19that's where the accountability is not being taken
09:21tomorrow
09:26MI play LSG as part of the ESA day
09:29you've been part of it for years
09:31what do you think makes this day special?
09:33you know from the onset
09:36from the first time that I've played a match
09:37you know of this magnitude
09:38it was an initiative that you know
09:42bodes well you know with me personally
09:44and within my heart
09:45we get the opportunity to experience the finer things in life
09:50in terms of you know playing, traveling and these things
09:52and you have all these kids you know wanting that opportunity
09:56and you know what Reliance and they have done
10:00in terms of having one specific game
10:02just for people who don't have the opportunity to
10:06I think it's just fantastic
10:08and it brings something different
10:10out of each and every individual in the dressing room
10:13because before we have gotten big like this
10:15you know we were kids you know as well
10:17so for these kids to come and see
10:19you know some of the heroes or future heroes
10:21and things like that
10:22it's just a remarkable initiative
10:25and it's something that as a franchise
10:27we look forward to and as players
10:29even on overseas
10:31you know look forward to hearing the screams
10:33and the chairs you know of these kids
10:35you know cheering us on
10:36so hopefully we can go out and give a good show
10:40but the end result won't matter to these kids
10:43it's the experience that they would have had
10:44in the stadium
10:45is that's going to live with them
10:47for the rest of their lives
10:48you