hardik pandya
One big change that will be seen in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is that the Mumbai Indians team will play under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya in place of Rohit Sharma. Hardik, who has captained the Gujarat Titans team for the last 2 IPL seasons, will once again be seen playing for his old franchise. At the same time, after getting injured in the middle of the ODI World Cup 2023, Hardik is ready to return to the field again after a long time, in which all eyes are going to be on his fitness, in which he played on behalf of Mumbai Indians. It was also told in the press conference whether he will be seen bowling in the IPL 2024 season or not.
i will bowl
In the pre-season press conference organized by Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya answered all the questions related to his fitness, in which he also made it clear that he will also be seen bowling in the upcoming season. Hardik said that the injury I suffered during the World Cup had nothing to do with any old injury. It had no effect on my fitness either. When I was completely fit from this injury, the T20 series against Afghanistan had started in January and after that there was no such series in which I could play. Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians team will play its first match in the upcoming season against Gujarat Titans team on 24th March. After this, on March 27, Mumbai will play its second match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Whereas in the first phase, it will play its last two matches at home on 1st and 7th April.
Playing for the country is always my first priority
When I got injured during a match in the World Cup, at that very moment I realized that I was out of this entire tournament. For me, playing for the country has always been the first priority and especially in a tournament like the World Cup. For this reason, 10 days’ time was taken so that if I am fit till the semi-finals and finals, I can return. When I tried to get fit during this time, my injury became worse and it took longer to get fully fit.
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