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IPL: With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 over, the eyes of cricket fans are now fixed on the IPL. The player auction for the 2024 edition of IPL will take place on December 19. Earlier, Gujarat Titans captain and former Mumbai Indians player Hardik Pandya was the most talked about. According to media reports, Hardik Pandya may leave Gujarat Titans and return to his old team Mumbai Indians. Now former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB de Villiers has also joined the discussion. Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya started his IPL career from Mumbai Indians in the year 2015.
Hardik Pandya can captain Mumbai Indians
Speaking on his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers said, “I find it strange Rohit Sharma Will allow Hardik Pandya to captain. However, there may be a lot of pressure on Rohit Sharma for the captaincy of Team India. Hardik Pandya in such a situation Mumbai Indians By taking over the captaincy, we will be able to reduce the pressure on Rohit Sharma. This is a big news for Mumbai Indians. Hardik loved playing at the Wankhede Stadium. He won the trophy with Gujarat Titans and reached the final in the following season as well. They think the time has come.
Hardik Pandya’s IPL has been tremendous so far
Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya has scored 2309 runs at an average of 30.38 in his IPL career which includes 10 half centuries. His strike rate is around 140 which shows his aggressive batting. Hardik Pandya’s highest score in IPL is 91 runs. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya also took 53 wickets as a bowler in IPL. Additionally, Hardik Pandya’s leadership skills have also come to the fore after leading Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in his debut season and reaching the final the following year. Hardik Pandya was picked by Mumbai Indians as an uncapped player in 2015 for a measly amount of Rs 10 lakh.