"Been A Very Confused Team This Year": Graeme Smith On MI's Performance In IPL 2024

Mumbai : Former South Africa cricketer Graeme Smith said Mumbai Indians (MI) have been a "very confused team" team this year in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

The Mumbai-based franchise lost by 24 runs to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium.

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While speaking at JioCinema, Smith said it is "disappointing" to see MI's performance in the 17th season of IPL.

"They just been a very confused team this year. It's been hugely disappointing from one of the mega franchises in this year's IPL. And, you know, a lot of people will be very, very sore tonight - MI fan base and MI camp," Smith said.

While commenting on MI skipper Hardik Pandya's performance, the former cricketer said that the bowling all-rounder has struggled till now in IPL 2024. He further added that MI looked "confused" while playing against KKR.

"Hardik has really struggled. He's looked a man under pressure that obviously has created a little bit of turmoil in the environment and who knows how it'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. They should have had, Tilak at 3, SKY at 4 and Hardik at 5 through the season, David at 6 and then figure out your bowling unit," he added.