“We will have to be at our best to give ourselves a chance of winning against Mumbai”

Mumbai Indians lost eight games in a row before registering their first win of the tournament and have now crashed out of the IPL 2022. A muddled selection policy and the form of the top-order batters contributed to the chaos. Add to that the performance of the bowling unit, Mumbai failed to get going in any department.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are on a roll this season. Defying pre-season expectations, they have won eight of their 10 games to sit atop the points table. However, Gujarat’s Director of Cricket, Vikram Solanki stated that no one can really ignore the history of Mumbai Indians and take them lightly.

“I would say that each and every one of those teams have the ability to beat any team on their day. Mumbai have a proud history if you think of the championships they have won. They are coming on the back of a win. They are a very competitive team,”  Solanki was quoted as saying by ANI.

“They have match winners and we will have to be at our best to give ourselves a chance of winning the game. You can’t take any team lightly and, for Mumbai, you can take them lightly at your own peril.”

Giving a sneak peek at the philosophy of the team, Solanki stated that they are not looking too far ahead into the future but rather taking one game at a time to keep their focus intact.

“We are minded to make an assessment of each game. We perhaps wanted the best of each game. We are actually looking at the next game. We have a challenge ahead of us as far as Mumbai are concerned. We look to that game and we don’t look too far ahead. 

“We must give a good account of ourselves. They are coming on the back of a win as well and any team at their best is sort of going to be a challenge in this sort of tournament. It is the very nature of the IPL. So, we must look at the next game and the game after that once we get past that. Yes, we must try to finish as high as possible,” the former English batter added.