Mumbai Indians (MI) has been witnessing a forgettable outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 so far as they have lost all five games that they have featured in. However, former Australian cricketer Shane Watson said that he is not shocked at what has happened with the five-time champions this season.  Former cricketers have also debated this topic but are left baffled by the performance of MI. 

Shane Watson has opined that MI spent too much on Ishan Kishan during the mega-auction. During a conversation with the grade cricketer, the Australian said, “It hasn’t surprised me that MI is at the bottom of the table because they had a shocking auction. Spending so much money on Ishan Kishan…”

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He further added, “He is a very talented and skillful player, but he’s not worth blowing nearly your whole salary on. And then, going for Jofra Archer, not knowing whether he is going to come back in. He hasn’t played cricket for quite a while. They have got quite a few holes in the team.”

Shane Watson also shared in opinion on the performance of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who like Mumbai Indians are not having a great season either.

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Explaining the same, Shane Watson said, “The biggest issue with CSK, now that I have seen their five games, is that they have got a hole, especially with their fast bowling. In the previous years, they had Shardul Thakur. Deepak Chahar is injured. They paid a lot for him at the auction, but he is (likely to be) unavailable for a lot of the tournament, which is a big hole. They don’t have a quality overseas quick like Josh Hazlewood. Earlier, they always had a world-class overseas quick bowler.”