Mumbai Indians’ regular captain Hardik Pandya has returned. Hardik took command of the team in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 20 May. Now today (24th May) Hardik is also captaining against Rajasthan Royals. In this match, the name of veteran fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was missing from Mumbai’s playing 11. First Bumrah was made the captain and now suddenly he was dropped from the team. So let us know why Bumrah was out today.

Let us tell you that Mumbai played the 12th league match against Punjab Kings on 14 May. Jasprit Bumrah was seen captaining MI in the match. Bumrah took command in the absence of regular captain Hardik Pandya and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav.

Why was Jasprit Bumrah out against Rajasthan Royals?

Hardik Pandya spoke during the toss on Bumrah not playing. Hardik had told that Bumrah has been given rest, due to which he is not a part of the match. In such a situation there is no need to panic. He is completely fit. Not playing because of being given rest. Deepak Chahar has replaced Bumrah in the playing 11. Hardik probably took the name of Deepak Chahar by mistake, whereas Shardul Thakur has been entered in the XI, because Chahar was a part of the team in the last match also.

Competition is important for Rajasthan

This does not matter at all for Mumbai, which has been eliminated from the playoffs. But the contest is very important for Rajasthan. Rajasthan, which is ranked fifth in the points table, has 14 points. By winning against Mumbai, the team can go into the direct playoffs with 16 points, without being dependent on anyone. With the defeat, Rajasthan will be eliminated from the playoffs. Now it will be interesting to see how the team performs.

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