Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed concern over Hardik Pandya’s decision to step down as Gujarat Titans captain and join Mumbai Indians, saying the player will take charge in IPL 2024. We believe this is unlikely and that this trend may change. Pandya’s resume was successful as captain of his Gujarat Titans.
Pandya was also considered as a candidate to replace Rohit Sharma as India’s T20I captain after his promising leadership role with the Titans.
In 2022, Hardik Pandya along with head coach Ashish Nehra led Gujarat to victory in their IPL debut season and in IPL 2023 they faced MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the final.
Pandya’s great leadership qualities led the senior national selectors to appoint him as the T20I captain, and last year he was appointed as India’s T20I captain as Rohit Sharma and other senior players prepare for the 2023 ODI World Cup. I led the team.
Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel feels that Hardik Pandya’s move to Mumbai Indians will affect his future resume as captain of the Indian team. , raising questions about his role in the Men In short film. India’s T20 match is blue in his format while Rohit’s Sharma’s role in his team is unclear.
“The only thing that doesn’t suit Hardik’s resume is that he wanted to be a captain and left Mumbai. They went to Gujarat and became the captain of the Indians. Now you Although he is not the captain of the franchise, he still wants to be the captain of India. It is not worthy.
“It is not correct visually or from any other angle that you are the captain of India in the T20 World Cup and not the captain of the franchise. That’s fine,” said Aakash Chopra.
Hardik Pandya was acquired from Gujarat Titans on deadline day and the deal was done in cash, with five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Monday as Mumbai paid a transfer fee for the 2022 IPL champions. Transferred to. The Indian all-rounder, who started his IPL career with MI in 2015, has captained his GT for the past two seasons and has made a strong impression as the leader of the franchise.
Kris Srikkanth On Gujarat Titans Letting Go Their Skipper Hardik Pandya
Former India captain Kris Srikanth said that Rohit Sharma will hand over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians to Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni will relinquish the captaincy and Virat Kohli will take over as captain. He said he hopes to ensure a smooth transition, similar to what he did with the first team when he handed over the team. To grow under him.
“Gujarat would have won financially, but the team didn’t win at all. The captain who won the championship in the first year and took them to the final in the second year is no longer part of the team .If they had done that, they might have thought of something,” said Kris Srikanth.
Rohit Sharma‘s team will let go Cameron Green, another all-rounder, while bringing Hardik Pandya into the squad as his name comes with a hefty price tag. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday may have to take a difficult decision to add.
