FILE PHOTO: Punjab Kings’ Shashank Singh leaves the catch against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (ANI Photo)
Despite Mumbai Indians‘Position in IPL 2026 Points Table, Former Australian Captain Aaron Finch He warned that the team with nothing to lose is often the most dangerous opponent. MI are set to take on Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday with Shreyas Iyer’s side under pressure to end their four-match losing streak. “Regardless of where Mumbai Indians are on the ladder, you know they’re coming at you hard,” Finch said on Jiohotstar. “They have everything to gain by contributing to knocking the team out, and that’s what you play for when you get down to that part of the season, when you can’t qualify yourself.” The former Australian captain expressed his love for PBKS’ style of play but was very blunt about their poor fielding. PBKS have been guilty of dropping crucial catches at crucial moments this season, which has cost them crucial points in their last four matches. After going undefeated in the first seven games, PBKS lost four.He has the most missed opportunities this season with 19 missed catches. The all-rounder Shashank Singh He has given up five catches of his own and accounted for 26.32 percent of last year’s runner-up sacks. After Shashank was dropped against SRH, the head coach Ricky Ponting “It’s been a bit of a virus for us. We’ve put a lot of catches down this season,” he said. Sairaj Bahutole.his spin bowling coach also expressed concern about his poor fielding, dropping five catches in the last two matches. “At crucial times, we are dropping a catch, which is unfortunately breaking the momentum we were getting. But we will definitely look at it and see how we can turn it around for us,” Bahotole said.A former PBKS player himself, Aaron Finch is still optimistic about Punjab’s playoff prospects and urged the players to seize the opportunities that have cost them points in recent matches. “I hope Punjab (qualifies for the play-offs), because I like the way they go about it. Just start taking good catches, please! You’re missing yourself so many chances,” Finch added. Emphasizing the unforgiving nature of the game, he noted, “Cricket is tough. It’s brutal at the best of times, and you can’t give the best players in the world opportunities to beat you over and over again.”
