IPL 2022: Surprised Mumbai Indians Dropped Dewald Brevis, But Glad That They Went Back To Tim David - Shaun Pollock

Former South African pacer Shaun Pollock was a little confused to see Mumbai Indians (MI) drop teen sensation Dewald Brevis to oblige Tim David in their playing XI against the Rajasthan Royals.

In spite of the fact that Brevis has scored only 124 runs in six games, he kept an incredible strike rate of 155. Pollock accepts the adolescent might have been upheld somewhat more, but on the other hand, was glad to see David at long last get game time.

Significant For MI To Show Confidence In Tim David: Shaun Pollock

Addressing ESPNCricinfo, Shaun Pollock made sense of why it was significant for MI to show more confidence in Tim David as he was perhaps their greatest marking in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He said:

“Tim David had a good game. I was surprised they drop Brevis. He had done alright in three of the games, had two blips. But glad that they went back to him. You spend money and then give the guy just two opportunities. Everyone takes time to adjust especially for someone who isn’t at proper international level. That knock would have given him a lot of confidence.”

MI Will Be Quick To Back Up Their First Win: Shaun Pollock

Shaun Pollock feels Mumbai have a decent possibility of testing their bench strength now that they are everything except out of the race to the playoff games. Nonetheless, the 48-year-old additionally accepts that the five-time IPL champions will be quick to back up their first win of the season with one more great execution as pride is in question. He stated:

“I think they (Mumbai) have an opportunity to try a young player. But I don’t see them tinkering too much now that they have got a win under their belt and will look to get on a run and restore some pride and keeps things positive.”

MI will seemingly confront their stiffest test this season against table-clinchers Gujarat Titans this evening. Nonetheless, GT has had its battles in their last game and Mumbai will hope to uncover that perspective.

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