India, June 2 -- Former India pacer Varun Aaron blasted Hardik Pandya's tactics in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025, where the Mumbai Indians suffered a defeat against the Punjab Kings. It was the first time in IPL history when MI failed to defend a 200-run-plus target, and their perfect record ended in a very crucial game, which ended their season. They posted 203/7 on the scoreboard, but the bowlers failed to hold their nerves in the all-important game and didn't execute their plans as Shreyas Iyer with a supreme 41-ball 87-run* knock powered Punjab Kings to the final with one over to spare.

It was a rare game in which Jasprit Bumrah failed to make much of an impact and ended up wicketless after giving away 40 runs off his four overs. Another p...