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The day of 15 December 2023 was no less than a shock for the fans of Mumbai Indians. Since December 15, he has been expressing maximum anger and displeasure over the decision, which he was celebrating till about 3 weeks ago. On November 26, Mumbai Indians brought back Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya to the team in a sensational trade deal. Mumbai fans were happy with this but on December 15, the world was shaken when Mumbai ousted its most successful captain Rohit Sharma and handed over the captaincy to Hardik. After this, Mumbai fans are quite disappointed, but despite their displeasure, it is also true that Hardik's return is no less than a guarantee of success for them.
Gujarat was made champion
Mumbai, one of the two most successful teams of the Indian Premier League, won its last title in 2020. Then Hardik Pandya was a part of the team. Since then the team's performance has been disappointing. The team also missed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, while in the last season it finished in the top-4, but was eliminated in the eliminator by Gujarat under the captaincy of Hardik. Gujarat made it to the final where they lost. Remember that Hardik had made Gujarat the champion by making his captaincy debut in the last season itself.
Hardik's big contribution in success!
Before leaving Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya spent almost 7 seasons with the franchise and helped them win 4 titles. Hardik's contribution in all this is no less as he is a fast bowling all-rounder as well as an explosive batsman who has the ability to score important runs especially in the death overs. He provided a lot of balance to Mumbai Indians with his ability and the other big reason was his being an Indian all-rounder, due to which Mumbai team used two foreign fast bowlers in the bowling department. These were the main reasons for his success this season.
Its effect was seen in Gujarat also
The last two seasons have been tough for Mumbai due to injuries to key fast bowlers but Hardik's absence was also a big factor in that. Mumbai used Kieron Pollard, Cameron Green and Tim David to fill their places. Firstly, all three of them are foreigners and secondly, they could not make the same impact in bowling that Hardik is doing for Mumbai. On the other hand, Hardik continued to perform well for Gujarat.
Understand from these figures
As the captain of Gujarat, Hardik scored the maximum of 487 runs for his team in the 2022 season and also took 8 wickets. The team became champion in this season. Then in 2023 he scored 346 runs and took 3 wickets. Hardik could not do anything special with his bowling in the final and the effect of this was seen that the team lost in the final.
Guarantee of success for Mumbai
This means that it is certain that the strength of Mumbai Indians will increase with the return of Hardik. The only question will be about his captaincy. Can he inspire the team like Rohit Sharma? Can he win the title in his first season as Mumbai captain like Rohit? More importantly, are they able to keep the dressing room together when an experienced player like Rohit Sharma is not entirely happy, a young player like Ishan Kishan is unhappy with the circumstances in the last few months of his career? Most importantly – will he be successful in winning the hearts and support of Mumbai fans again? For this, Hardik will not only have to perform well himself, but will also have to take the team closer to the title and if the last two seasons testify to this, then Hardik's return can be a guarantee of success for Mumbai.
