He criticised MI for using Rohit Sharma as only an Impact Player and not having him out on the field. Tiwary said that an experienced skipper like Rohit should not have to sit in the dugout.
On a rainy night with a damp pitch, the bowlers made merry at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane chose to bowl first, and the results were instantaneous.
Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya were unable to generate any sort of momentum at all from the innings. Sunil Narine did Sunil Narine things as his four overs went for just 13 runs and the wicket of Pandya for 26 runs off 27 balls.
MI's bowlers enjoyed bowling on that surface, especially with Test match fields in the first few overs. Deepak Chahar dismissed Finn Allen in the very first over.
Pandey then put up 64 with Rovman Powell before being dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah. Powell, Tejasvi Dahiya, and Rinku Singh then saw the chase through. Pandey won the Player of the Match award for his 45 runs from 33 balls.
"Why do you make Rohit Sharma sit in the dugout?" - Manoj Tiwary
Ever since he was sacked as captain in 2024, swapping Rohit Sharma in or out for the Impact Player has been a common strategy in MI. It's not happened in all the matches, but it has happened in most of them.
"MI are keeping the wrong players in the wrong position on the field for fielding. Today, we saw Corbin Bosch at slip dropping a catch, then, before that, Naman Dhir also dropped one against PBKS. I keep coming back to the same point. When you have an experienced player like Rohit Sharma in your camp, who has been captain, then you don't have to worry about the slip region. Rohit can catch those, right?"
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"I am 200% sure they will have a new captain next year" - Tiwary on Mumbai Indians
In 2024, MI finished 10th but made the playoffs in 2025. This year, the five-time champions are on track to finish in the bottom two once again. All five of MI's trophies were under Sharma's captaincy.
"They have just qualified once in the last 3 years. So, I am 200 percent sure that we will see a new captain next season, whether it be Surya or Bumrah," Tiwary added.
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