New Delhi, April 5 -- Mumbai Indians' decision to retire out Tilak Varma in the penultimate over of the pulsating clash against Lucknow Super Giants did not sit well with former India cricketers Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.

The atmosphere was electric when Mumbai managed to bring the equation down to 29 needed from 12 deliveries in pursuit of a daunting 204-run target in Lucknow's home den. Lucknow skipper Rishabh Pant turned to the franchise's most experienced quick, Shardul Thakur, and handed the responsibility to see off the penultimate over.

With Tilak and Hardik Pandya holding the striker and non-striker's end, one expects nothing but a high-class belligerent strokeplay, which leads to destruction.

However, Tilak, who was str...