Johannesburg [South Africa], Ahead of the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, former South African cricketer AB de Villiers questioned Hardik Pandya's captaincy approach in the IPL, saying it was "ego-driven, out of the heart". Was. There is so much more. The experienced players are not convinced that MI will face KKR in the 60th match of IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. "Hardik Pandya's captaincy style is quite courageous. It's ego-driven, his chest is high. I don't think the way he walks on the field is always genuine, but he has decided that this is his captaincy .'' way. Almost like MS, cool, calm team, always with their chests held high. But when you play with a lot of experienced players, they don't buy into it, unlike it used to happen with the young team. Sometimes, inexperienced players like to follow that kind of leadership,” de Villiers said on his YouTube channel. The 40-year-old urged Hardik Pandya to handle the situation calmly during the match.“I remember Graeme Smith. He was for the team as a young player I just had to follow. Now there is one Rohit, one Bumra. They go like we want you to stay calm. We don't need bravery, I like watching Hardik play," the former Protea cricketer said. "I like playing with my chest held high.Mumbai Indians became the first team to be eliminated from the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league. They are currently placed eighth in IP 2024 with four wins from 12 matches played so far. The net run rate of the team captained by Hardik Pandya is -0.212. Mumbai Indians Team: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Teela Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dheer, Sham Mullane, Dewald Brewis, Kumar Karthikeya, Luke Wood, Shreyas Gopal, Harwick Desai Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akas Madhwal, Kwena Mafaka.