Arjun Tendulkar‘s assertive display on the field garnered a playful response from Marcus Stoinis of the Australian cricket team during the IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday. The incident took place in the second over of the LSG innings when Arjun trapped Stoinis LBW, but the decision was overturned by the third umpire.
On the first ball of that over, Stoinis hit the ball straight back to Arjun, who picked it up aggressively and pretended to throw it at the stumps. This action elicited a cheeky smile from Stoinis, who then shouted something at the young fast bowler. Regarding the match, Nicholas Pooran delivered another explosive performance, while Ravi Bishnoi and Naveen-ul-Haq each took two wickets, leading LSG to an 18-run victory over MI.
MI Captain Hardik Pandya Reflects: “Lack of Quality Cricket Cost Us the Season“
Reflecting on the season, MI captain Hardik Pandya said, “Quite difficult. Did not play good quality cricket, eventually costed us the whole season. It’s a professional world. Have to always come out and put our best foot forward. But yes, as a group we could not play quality cricket or smart cricket. Too early to point out what went wrong. The whole season kind of went wrong.”
“We can pass this game as another one (that went wrong). It’s been a tough season for us, good to get a win and end on a higher note. The end goal was to go to the playoffs and give it a shot, nonetheless to end the season on a winning note is pleasing. Fielding is related to fitness and whatever hard work is a reflection of that. [on the last over fielding effort of his) I went for it and saved it,” Krunal Pandya remarked after the match.
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