Watch- Hardik Pandya shuns aside Gujarat Titans as he credits Mumbai Indians for where he is in his Professional Cricket

Hardik Pandya is set to lead Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2024. Ahead of the IPL 2024 opener, Hardik Pandya shared a heartwarming post for the league as well as Mumbai Indians on his Instagram. Pandya shared a video in which he relieved his IPL journey.

Hardik Pandya has been named as the new skipper for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. The right-handed batter has replaced Rohit Sharma as the MI skipper in IPL 2024. in the last two seasons, Pandya led the Gujarat Titans franchise.

However, the Indian all-rounder commenced his journey in IPL in the 2015 season with Mumbai Indians. The franchise picked him for Rs. 10 lakh in the season. With IPL and MI, Pandya gained immense success and also captured a place in the Indian team later.

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Hardik Pandya relieves IPL journey in Instagram video

Ahead of the IPL 2024 opener on Friday, March 22, Hardik Pandya shared a heartwarming video on Instagram. In the video, he mentioned that IPL gave him everything that he has today. he also showed excitement to restart his journey with Mumbai Indians.

“IPL gave me everything. IPL gave me my identity. Otherwise, I would be still in Baroda where I am. But not this Hardik some other Hardik would be there”, Pandya said in the video, which showed a short glimpse of his IPL journey.

“In my 10th IPL season, grateful for the journey, for the growth, for everything that’s come my way And to be back with a team that’s always been in my heart,” the 30-year-old wrote while tagging Mumbai Indians in the post. Have a look at the post below.

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Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to the trophy in his debut season

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will commence their journey in IPL 2024 with the clash against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday. The encounter will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya was a highly successful skipper for Gujarat Titans in the last two editions. He led the franchise to their first IPL victory in the debut season in 2022. Gujarat Titans crushed Rajasthan Royals in the final to clinch the trophy.

Last season, Hardik Pandya-led GT was the most successful team in the league stage and topped the points table. However, they lost the final to Chennai Super Kings and ended as runners-up. Pandya has been successful with both bat and ball in the last two seasons.

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MI fans criticized dropping Rohit Sharma as MI skipper

Interestingly, MI fans welcomed Pandya’s return to the franchise. However, they were agitated that he took the leadership from Rohit Sharma. Many fans unfollowed MI on social media after Sharma was removed as the skipper. Rohit Sharma led MI to five IPL titles. Fans have criticized the franchise for dropping Rohit Sharma as MI skipper.