Mumbai, May 23 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged a frustrating season for MI, putting special focus on captain Hardik Pandya, who has also battled injury during a campaign filled with repeated defeats.

Jayawardene pointed to moments of on-field frustration, such as a dropped catch against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) involving Robin Minz and Deepak Chahar that led to visible anger from Hardik, as signs of the pressure the team has been under. However, he added that such reactions should not be over-interpreted.

The incident occurred on the fourth delivery of the 10th over of the second innings of the match, when Pandya, while walking back to his run-up, knocked the bails of the wicket with force.

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