It the return of the prodigal son, Hardik Pandya to MI. After making his switch to Mumbai Indians, Pandya is facing his former side Gujarat Titans in this epic clash. Pandya reflected that he is happy to be back at his birthplace, i.e Gujarat. On the other hand, the new MI skipper emphasised that his cricketing journey began with MI.
Hardik Pandya made the headlines when he made a switch to MI just 2 years after moving from MI to GT. But now he is back in a new role. Pandya is the new skipper of MI and he is grateful to return to his birth state.
“We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if dew comes. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is in Gujarat, very grateful to this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, happy to be back,” said Hardik Pandya during the Toss.
“It’s been two weeks we started the camp. Boys are eager to perform. We had wonderful practice matches. The excitement is a different feeling. We have four quicks, three spinners and seven batters. Making sure all the departments are looked after,” Hardik concluded.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood
Mumbai Indians Subs: Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi
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