India, April 5 -- Former India cricketer Murali Kartik criticised Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya for not showing enough confidence in Mitchell Santner's batting abilities as he denied a single in the last over. Mumbai Indians made a bold call in the penultimate over as Tilak Varma retired out to make way for Santner for the last seven balls. However, the Kiwi all-rounder only faced two balls out of seven, and Hardik denied singles in the last over, taking the onus on himself to play the big shots. MI needed 22 runs off the final over, and Hardik Pandya played the first five balls in which he managed to score just 9.

The five-time champions faced scrutiny for Tilak's decision as they have now suffered three losses in the first four ...