Life has not ended: Jasprit Bumrah hopes for better show from MI after 6 successive defeats in IPL 2022
India Today
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians suffered their 6th straight defeat, equalling an unwanted record for the worst start to a season after they failed to chase 200 vs Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday.
Mumbai Indians have had an IPL season to forget so far, remaining winless despite having played 6 matches so far. The 5-time champions have equalled the unwanted record for the worst-ever start to an IPL season, On Saturday, MI were outclassed by Lucknow Super Giants as they fell short of a 199-run total by 18 runs, managing just 181/9 in 20 overs.
A 3rd IPL hundred from KL Rahul blew away Mumbai Indians despite Jasprit Bumrah being miserly with the ball, finishing with figures of 0/24 in 4 overs. Another batting failure from captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan put pressure on the middle-order and quickfire knocks from Dewald Brevis (31), Suryakumar Yadav (37), Tilak Varma (26) and Kieron Pollard (25) were not enough as LSG kept their calm to pull off a successful defence of 199.
With their play-offs hopes taking a huge blow, Mumbai Indians are under tremendous pressure after having made some questionable calls at the IPL 2022 mega auction. However, Jasprit Bumrah said the dressing room environment is upbeat, knowing they will be able to go only one way from hereon.
"Sir, life has not ended, the sun is going to rise again tomorrow. This is a game of cricket right, somebody has to win, somebody has to lose. We've not lost everything in life, somebody has to win, somebody has to lose. We just lost a cricket game," Bumrah said after the defeat to LSG, playing down concerns in the camp.
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"So, that's the spirit that is there in our cricket team, nobody is as disappointed as we are. Nobody from the outside can see the hard work that we have put in and the fight.
"With a lot of games and a little luck here and there, but yeah, it is the way it is. I'm not shying away from that we were not good enough and the table is not lying. In the rest of the games, we will again give our best shot and try to come out on the better side," he added.
