Kieron Pollard ‘fed up’ with Hardik Pandya's criticism after MI vs CSK clash: ‘You all will cheer for him once…'

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Kieron Pollard said that he doesn't think that the criticism is affecting Hardik Pandya's confidence and the MI captain is working hard on his skills. The explosive batter asked the IPL fans to encourage players to make sure that we can get the best out of them. "I don't know if it will affect his confidence.

He is a confident guy, and he has been great around the group In cricket, you have good days and bad days and I am seeing an individual who is working bloody hard to improve his skills and plying his trade," Pollard said after the match. “I am sick and fed up looking to pinpoint individuals; cricket is a team game at the end of the day. This is an individual who is going to represent the country in less than six weeks, and you all are going to cheer him and want him to do well when the time comes.

So high time we try to encourage and stop nitpicking and see if we can get the best out of one of the great all-rounders India has produced. He can bat, bowl, and field, and has an X-factor about him. I hope very well deep down within my heart that when he comes out on top, I'll sit back and watch everyone sing his praises," he added.

Rohit Sharma slammed a brilliant century to take Mumbai Indians as close as possible to victory, but the former skipper didn't get enough support from the other batters of his team. This was Rohit Sharma's second century in IPL, and it came after a gap of 12 years. Apart from his below-average bowling, Hardik Pandya was also criticized as he failed with the bat on Sunday and couldn't support Rohit Sharma well to bring the game home.