Hardik Pandya played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs in the match against Bangladesh.
Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya believes that he is back to his younger self and is trying to get out of the tough phase of his career. The 30-year-old faced a disappointing IPL 2024 campaign as the captain of Mumbai Indians (MI). Along with this, he also flopped badly as a player this season.
Just before IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma and appointed Hardik Pandya as the captain. Fans were not happy with this decision of the franchise at all and throughout the season they criticized this decision of the franchise. Despite having a strong team on paper, MI finished at the bottom of the points table with only four wins in 14 matches.
Hardik Pandya talked about coming out of a bad phase
In an interview with Star Sports ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Hardik Pandya talked about overcoming difficult times. Pandya said, “Now at the age of 30, Hardik Pandya’s job is much easier than when I was 16. So I go to the 16-year-old boy inside me and ask him how did you do it, why did you do it. At that time, I did not have the facilities or opportunities.
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Hard work gave me opportunities and opened doors for me. So I am in that area now (where) I am asking the 16-year-old kid – because he is my real inspiration because if that man had not set the stage, I might not have been here.” However, the good thing for Team India and the fans is that Hardik Pandya is now back in form. He played an unbeaten innings of 40 runs in the warm-up match against Bangladesh. During this, he hit two fours and four sixes. After seeing this innings, Hardik’s confidence will have increased and he would want to continue this form throughout the World Cup.
