The previous Mumbai Indians Batting coach Robin Singh has come out in support of the MI captain. Hardik Pandya After which they were defeated by 103 runs Chennai Super Kings In IPL 2026 on Thursday.Mumbai were outplayed. Sanju Samson He scored an unbeaten 101 runs off 54 balls with 10 fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 187.04. Samson completed his century with a six off the last ball of the innings as CSK finished at 207/6 in 20 overs.
In response, MI’s batting ended. only Surya Kumar Yadav (36) and Tilak Verma (37) crossed double figures. Three batsmen were dismissed for a wicket, while Hardik also failed with the bat, conceding just one run off two balls before Noor Ahmed was dismissed.After the match, former MI coach Robin Singh posted on X and said that the captain alone should not be blamed for the defeat.“Having seen the result of the comments after MI’s defeat against CSK in IPL last night .. and being part of their management till a few years ago .. I think it is quite impossible to blame only the captain for this defeat”, he wrote.“What is happening with proven international batsmen with the target in front of them? Shouldn’t they be able to achieve the run rate? It is the role of each player.. so who decides to chase every time they win the toss? Clearly it is not working”, he added.“Agreed that the captain made bad decisions but there are so many international captains in the team… why can’t they go to him and give advice? So if a captain has a bad season, the whole team has an excuse to collectively fall? ?? And in this team, a lot of plans are made in the team room,” he added.Mumbai Indians are now eighth in the 10-team points table with five losses and two wins. They need to change things fast.Tilak Verma has been MI’s highest run-scorer this season with 181 runs, which shows how much the batting unit has struggled. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has scored 157 runs so far.The bowling has not been good either. Lead fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has taken only two wickets in seven matches.
