Chris Lynn and Dawid Malan, both the players of their respective teams, Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, have been warming benches since the Indian Premier League 2021 has started. After an embarrassing nine-run defeat against Sun riders Hyderabad, PBKS should probably have reassessed their strategies but failed to do that. The Punjab Kings has now locked horns with the defending champions Mumbai Indians, and have not made any changes in their playing XI, which means no Dawid Malan on the field.
When asked about the possible change in the team and brining Malan into the Playing XI, their assistant coach Andy Flower said that it is unlikely the world No.1 T20 batsman will play in Chennai.
“We know Dawid Malan is a real class player. He is got a lot of success in all formats including T20. He knows how to play game. It’s great to have him in our squad and available as an option. I think the timing of selection changes is very important. With a day in between these two games, I don’t think he would be in,” Flower said. Although, if he ever enters the field, it is most likely that he will replace Chris Gayle.
As far as we talk about Mumbai Indians’ Chris Lynn, he had been picked by MI ahead of IPL 2020, but warmed the benches throughout the season due to De Kock’s stellar performance. Chris Lynn finally got a chance in IPL 2021 opening match against RCB and he played a good knock of 49 off 35. However, after that, Quinton De Kock has been back in the field.
During the ongoing encounter of Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, MI has left Lynn to warm the bench again and fans couldn’t keep calm. Fans on Twitter have been questioning about Dawid Malan and Chris Lynn’s absence from their respective franchises for the PBKS vs MI encounter.
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Dawid Malan should be entrusted to anchor all our innings.
World no.1 means we should trust him #pbks #PunjabKings #IPL2021— The Punjab King 👑 (@thepunjabking) April 23, 2021
If you are playing Chris Gayle just to win you 1-2 matches out of 14.
You better play Dawid Malan, he surely can do that and even contribute in field and rotate strike as well.
Punjab aren't just getting it they are taking pressure for nothing#PunjabKings #mumbaiIndians— Jayesh Kumar.S (@jayeshsam) April 23, 2021
@PunjabKingsIPL we need Dawid Malan on the field
— Arjun Dhingra (@ZaccKnight) April 23, 2021
Chris Lynn ko dekhne bs rakhe hai kya squat me.
— Santosh_Manyu (@santoshmanyu94) April 23, 2021
Why Chris Lynn is not playing at the place of De Kock?? #MIvPBKS
Meanwhile Mumbai Indians : pic.twitter.com/cMXAb8hbNX— Vishav Verma (@iamvishavverma) April 23, 2021
@mipaltan why dont you play chris lynn ???? 😢😓
— Ronak Pradhan (@r6nak) April 23, 2021
Quinton de cock is not making runs at the top. Why couldn't you give Chris Lynn another chance in atleast one match? Feeling really sad about team selection.
— Saumitra Joshi (@SaumitraJoshi10) April 23, 2021
How about Chris Lynn replacing Quinny?
— Ryan ozorio (@41293Ozorio) April 23, 2021
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#StarAiKelungal Experts whats your thoughts of still Punjab not bringing Dawid Malan into the game….. They think dawid Malan is not worth for IPL…. 😭😭😭
— Mr_mingle (@Mrsinglemiz) April 23, 2021
#PBKSvMI
Why Dawid Malan is not included in team ? #PBKS : pic.twitter.com/wNP5BMsgFO— RaaONE (@the_ra_1) April 23, 2021
