Former Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami believes that while the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) bowling has been irregular their star-studded batting line-up has been blazing on all cylinders in the IPL 2023.
MI appear to be peaking at the perfect time after a sluggish start, as they chased two targets of over 210 on back-to-back occasions against the Rajasthan Royals and the Punjab Kings.
Jhulan Goswami, an IPL veteran and commentator for Bengali feed, pointed out how wonderfully MI’s batting has come together in sync at the right moment during a media event organised by Jio Cinema. She stated:
“Yes MI have given 200+ scores consistently, but these things happen. Nowadays even 200+ scores are chasable. The way the Mumbai batters have performed has been impressive. They know their bowlers are not firing as a unit so far. But their batters have scored well in almost each and every match so far. They have still performed as a team, are peaking at the right time and hopefully they continue to raise their bar.”
Jhulan Goswami on Arjun Tendulkar’s performance for MI
Jhulan Goswami also applauded Mumbai Indians left-arm bowler Arjun Tendulkar for impressing in his limited opportunities this season. She believes it would be wrong to evaluate his effect so early by comparing it to that of his father, Sachin Tendulkar.
According to Goswami,
“I would like to look at Arjun’s performances as an individual and he has done well in the past domestic season as well. Whenever he has gotten an opportunity, he has done well. People should not constantly compare him and tag him with the name of Mr. Sachin sir. It is not justified.”
Speedster Jofra Archer also struggled in his last game against the Punjab Kings, conceding 56 runs in four overs. Jhulan Goswami, on the other hand, isn’t concerned about Archer’s form since she believes he’ll improve with more game. She went on to say:
“Jofra is coming back from a long injury so the more he plays, he will get back gradually to his normal rhythm. Its tough when you come back from an injury. I used to get injured too and on my comeback the thought was always on the back of my mind that what if I get injured again as that would hamper the season. Those things work on your mind and can also affect your performance. He just needs to consistently hit the right areas.”