Tim David, who was purchased by Mumbai Indians for a record Rs 8.25 crore in the IPL mega auction, was benched following the team’s first two games. However, he has had a significant impact on his team’s last two games.
Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans by five runs in a thrilling game on Friday, their second win of the ongoing IPL 2022 season. Despite the efforts of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, it was Tim David’s 21-ball 44 blitz that proved to be the deciding factor in MI’s match-winning score. David had also scored 20 not out from 9 balls in MI’s previous encounter against Rajasthan Royals, demonstrating his impressive hitting talents. MI, on the other hand, had dropped the batter after just two games and hadn’t brought him back until the match against RR. Interesting.
Many expected MI to give Tim David a longer run in the team after spending Rs 8.25 crore on him in the IPL mega auction, but it wasn’t to be.
Former cricketers Daniel Vettori and Ian Bishop have weighed in on the controversy, questioning MI’s choice to omit the batsman from the lineup.
“An amazing inning, to say the least. Lockie Ferguson is Shami’s partner. Those low-level photos appear effortless. He didn’t slog a single ball. A large, imposing figure flexing his muscles and unleashing his potential. Spectacular to watch. In the early goings of the season, I think the two abroad players will be the ones who are reflected back to them. At the time, I don’t believe Tim David was ill or injured. There are two foreign places open, therefore it’d be interesting to know why Mumbai Indians skipped him when they might have had two players of his caliber “T20 Time: Out, an ESPNcricinfo program.
“Because he hasn’t played international cricket, except Singapore, I think he’s done this before in other leagues where he might have been sat out for a short while. When it comes down to it, he’s always left out. As of this moment, his resume should make him one of your top picks. With all the power he has, Australia is going to take a very serious look at him “In addition, the New Zealander was inserted.
Despite Mumbai’s justifications for not giving David a longer run in the team, Ian Bishop remarked that the team should now confess that it made the wrong decision.
“When you have had the opportunity to witness Tim David in action in the Caribbean Premier League, the PSL, and other leagues, you know that he is a tremendous ball-striker. As Dan (Vettori) pointed out, it cost a lot of money to acquire him, so he should have been given a chance to establish himself in this IPL “the former West Indian fast bowler gushed.
In other words, “we get a lot of things right, we didn’t get this one quite right,” he said.
177 for six was Mumbai’s total after David’s swashbuckling batting performance. The Gujarat Titans lost their third game in a row, despite having a commanding lead at the beginning of the match.
