No one can hold grudges against the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings, and team India Mahendra Singh Dhoni all-rounder Hardik Pandya said in the last season of the Indian Premier League that one has to be a proper devil to hold any grade against Dhoni. Pandya, who returned to the Mumbai Indians for the 2024 season, has only faced one time. He guided the Gujarat Titans to the final of the Indian Premier League last year. The local hero guided Gujarat to back-to-back finals of this cash-rich league before joining forces with Rohit Sharma at the Mumbai Indians.
Despite being a successful captain for the Gujarat Titans, all-rounder Hardik Pandya failed to replicate his performances for the Mumbai Indians in his debut season. As the captain of the five-time winners with three victories in 11 matches, the play-off challenge of Mumbai under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya is all but over. Mumbai Indians are playing for pride and name after picking up six points in 11 matches in the ongoing season, with MI ready to host free-scoring Sunrisers Hyderabad in their home game on Monday. The captain of Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya, gave Dhoni a special mention while talking about his bittersweet stint.
Hardik said, “If we talk about responsibility then I am the kind of person who wants responsibilities because when someone gives themselves things then those things become more personal so for me it was also about Learning from my mistakes and, at the same time, taking those chances, maybe failing and learning. No one can teach you that experience, not even your closest people, not your idol to some extent, not even Mahi Bhai when he was around.”
The ordinary form of Hardik Pandya has been a topic of discussion among his critics in this world cup year after his poor show as the captain of the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Hardik was taken in as the vice captain of Rohit Sharma for the ICC T20 World Cup. The nomination of Hardik Pandya received an open challenge from the farmer cricketer of team India, Irfan Pathan, after India announced their squad for the T20 World Cup. Hardik has scored only 198 runs for MI in 11 matches. The fast bowler has eight wickets under his belt this season.
