Mumbai Indians (MI) are gearing up for the brand new Indian Premier League (IPL) marketing campaign, underneath the management of skipper Hardik Pandya. Hardik’s appointment because the workforce’s captain got here after the franchise’s bosses determined to alleviate Rohit Sharma of his duties. Rohit joined the Mumbai Indians camp on Monday, and instantly began to organize for the brand new season within the nets. The Hitman additionally shared just a few footage from the coaching session on social media, however there was no caption.
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On Monday, MI captain Hardik Pandya attended a press convention the place he spoke on numerous issues, together with the captaincy change on the franchise and Rohit’s new function as a pure batter. He mentioned that if Rohit continues to carry out, then MI can attain the final section of the match.
“Rohit has been in a unbelievable contact. The best way he was hitting the ball towards England was unbelievable. I’m trying ahead to see him exit and specific himself. If he has a unbelievable season, we will probably be there within the dying phases of the match,” Hardik mentioned within the Mumbai Indians’ pre-season press convention.
The MI skipper hailed pacer Jasprit Bumrah and referred to as him a “champion cricketer”.
“Jassi has been our no. 1 bowler and he has been a champion cricketer. Final 12 months, they did miss him and sure he’s undoubtedly a frontrunner within the group,” he added.
Requested about his function for MI within the upcoming season, Hardik mentioned that he’ll play as an “all-rounder”.
“This IPL, I’ll play as an all-rounder and end as many video games as potential and benefit from the place I’ve at all times cherished,” he additional added.
In November final 12 months, Pandya moved again from Gujarat Titans (GT) to his former franchise as a part of a commerce between the 2 franchises. The star all-rounder spent two momentous years with GT, spearheading their marketing campaign within the cash-rich league with confidence. In GT’s debut season in 2022, Hardik bought them off to a fairytale begin, with the workforce lifting the coveted trophy.
Pandya additionally performed 92 matches for MI from 2015-2021, scoring 1,476 runs at a median of 27.33 at a strike fee of over 153, with 4 half-centuries and finest rating of 91. He additionally took 42 wickets for the workforce, with the very best bowling figures of three/20. Pandya has received 5 IPL trophies, 4 with MI (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) and GT (2022).
The Mumbai-based franchise will kick off their marketing campaign towards Gujarat Titans on Sunday on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
With ANI inputs
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