Is Hardik Pandya playing today? MI all-rounder under fire as Rohit Sharma mulls changes

Reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 24 of IPL 2021 on Thursday, April 29 at Arun Jaitley Stium in Delhi. MI vs RR live match will commence at 3:30 PM IST. defending champions have h a disastrous start to IPL 2021 season as y have only managed to win two of ir five matches. MI's middle order is under quite a bit of pressure as a result, reby raising question: 'Is Hardik Pandya playing today?'

Is Hardik Pandya playing today? Hardik Pandya IPL 2021 disastrous start casts doubts over team selection

Rohit Sharma-led side has been struggling with inconsistent form of middle order this season with biggest worrying being Hardik Pandya's form. Coming on back of two consecutive defeats, Rohit Sharma and team selectors will have to make a difficult call as to wher Pandya will play on Thursday. Over seasons, Pandya has played a major role in MI's successes, but this season he has just not found his scoring touch and is becoming more of a liability inste.

Hardik Pandya IPL 2021 campaign began against Royal Challengers Bangalore in which allrounder scored 13 runs off 10 deliveries before being dismissed by Harshal Patel. 27-year-old's performance in next match against Kolkata Knight Riders was even worse as he managed 15 runs off 17 balls at a strike rate lower than 100 in a T20 match. Such disastrous performances continued in next few matches.

Pandya scored seven runs off five deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderab, a golden duck against Delhi Capitals and just one run off four balls against Punjab Kings. As a result, Pandya's performances have come under severe scrutiny. Moreover, with MI all-rounder not being used as sixth bowling option, Rohit Sharma may drop him from Thursday's MI matchday squ. MI will not find it difficult to replace Pandya considering destructive middle-order y boast as he could easily be replaced by James Neesham for example.

MI vs RR live streaming details

For MI vs RR live telecast in India, fans can tune into Star Sports Network. For MI vs RR live scores, one can visit official IPL website and social media pages of two teams. Meanwhile, fans can also access MI vs RR live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar app.