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Lara concerned over MI performance in the ongoing League
Brian Lara has expressed anxiety over the Mumbai Indians, saying the defending champions are failing to deliver confidence and that the added duty of traveling from one venue to another for a series of matches will only make things more cumbersome for the defending champions. MI has played all five of their matches in IPL 2021 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai where they have won two and lost three. The five-time champions now move to Delhi to play their next four matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Lara believes that adapting to a different venue will not be easy for Rohit Sharma's team. “I mean, it is such a competition that it is so hard to say. I think the teams that are winning, like RCB, will go to every venue with confidence. I think teams without confidence will see venues as a problem, they would see pitches as a problem,” Lara said on Star Sports’ pre-show Cricket Live. MI began their campaign with a two-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore, followed by back-to-back wins against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, in the next two games – against Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings – the defending champions faced rather comprehensive defeats, by six and nine wickets respectively.
