File picture of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya© BCCI/IPL
Hardik Pandya’s seemingly huge transfer to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is creating huge noise. Sources have advised NDTV had Indian cricket crew’s T20I captain Hardik Pandya will depart Gujarat Titans and is more likely to be a part of Mumbai Indians. The transfer will likely be be one of many greatest transfers within the historical past of IPL. Hardik Pandya turned a family identify in Indian cricket after his exploits with the Mumbai Indians. He left the franchise and went to Gujarat Titans and even led them to an IPL title and back-to-back finals.
South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore legend AB de Villiers has given his tackle the transfer.
“I am not sure what happened there but it looks like he is heading back to Mumbai. I think it’s going to cost them a bit. I mean Rohit is the captain, we know he loves leading from the front. Will he step down and let Hardik lead, because he has got the big weight of Team India and captaining there,” AB de Villiers, who’s a really shut good friend of Virat Kohli, stated on his YouTube channel.
“I have got a funny feeling Rohit is going to let him (Hardik) captain and take over the reins. Rohit carries a lot of pressure by captaining Team India as well. Maybe that is going to be the move.”
AB de Villiers additional added that Hardik Pandya would possibly desire a new problem after having gained the IPL as captain with the Gujarat Titans.
“It’s a big news for Mumbai Indians. He (Hardik) was a big player for Mumbai for many years. He loved playing at the Wankhede Stadium. He won the trophy with GT and then also went to the final (next season). He probably feels his time there is done.”
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