IPL 2024 Hardik Pandya Captaincy Crisis: How Mumbai Indians Can Overcome the Adversity

2024-04-03 12:11:50

IPL 2024 Hardik Pandya: With Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya facing heavy criticism from many quarters, here’s what the team management and Hardik Pandya need to do to survive.

• Apr 03, 2024, 5:41 PM IST

Rohit Sharma was removed from the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians team and handed over to Hardik Pandya, which has caused dissatisfaction among the fans.

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All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was released from Mumbai ahead of the 2022 mega bid, captained Gujarat Titans for the past two seasons. Hardik, who won the championship in 2022, led the Gujarat team to the finals in 2023.

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Hardik Pandya, who has been struggling in the T20 captaincy, was rated by the Mumbai Indians team to the Gujarat team ahead of this year’s mini-auction. Accordingly, Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy position to get Mumbai back. Rohit Sharma, who has won the trophy 5 times, has been demoted from the captaincy. This has created a wave of discontent among fans.

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While there was an uproar before the series, after the start of the match there were loud on-field protests against Hardik Pandya in Gujarat, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Apart from that, opposition to Hardik Pandya has increased as Mumbai lost in all three matches held including home soil Mumbai. Worryingly, fans are also taking extreme abuses on social media.

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While many players have faced such protests before, this is probably the first time for an Indian player in India. Especially, Mumbai team’s fans chanting against Hardik Pandya in their own stadium has created a lot of excitement. Here’s what the Mumbai Indians team management and Hardik Pandya have to do to win over the Mumbai fans first.

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Currently three matches have been completed for the Mumbai team. Out of the remaining 11 league matches, 6 matches will be played in Wankhede, Mumbai. Especially with Delhi on Sunday, Apr. There is a match against RCB on 11th and CSK on April 14 at Wankhede. If they win these three matches, they will have a chance to go to the play-offs, and Mumbai fans will also be a bit calmer.

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To win, not only Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya but the entire team management has to stand together and take a good decision. Hardik Pandya should go to Rohit and have a discussion. Rohit Sharma needs to support his teammate Hardik Pandya. Although they are not at odds in the present environment, the big problem is that the old bond is not visible.

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A good conversation between Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya on the field is likely to lead to a furore between the fans. When they combine, Mumbai Indians will emerge as an unbeatable team. Apart from that, Hardik Pandya’s captaincy also needs to focus on some things. From player selection to bowling rotation, Mumbai needs to move towards a better solution through dialogue.