Ever since his shocking trade from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, star all-arounder Hardik Pandya has made headlines. As the Mumbai Indians’ captain, the great player took over from Rohit Sharma, and the fans were very critical of him.
Pandya struggled and his form declined as a result of the circumstances and atmosphere surrounding his arrival at MI. Pandya, who was leading MI, was unable to help his club advance to the IPL knockout stages, and it appeared unlikely that he would be included in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.
For the Men in Blue in the major competition, Pandya has proven to be outstanding and was certainly chosen. His exploits pleased veteran Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, who said that Pandya’s perseverance is admirable given how many adversities he has endured.
Hardik Pandya is hitting and bowling so beautifully, and I adore it. He’s been through a lot, even simply in his manner. Given everything he has been through in the last six months, including his personal and professional lives, getting scrutinised, and going through all of this, it takes a man with strong moral character to put up the performances he is putting up right now. On the YouTube channel of Ravichandran Ashwin, Uthappa stated, “And that needs to be celebrated.”
Jaddu should definitely show up, in my opinion, especially as a bowler. Robin Uthappa
Uthappa also offered his opinion in the shape of outstanding all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In the T20 World Cup, Jadeja has not delivered for India, and Uthappa said that in order to regain his form and start playing, he simply needs to bowl more overs.
“I think Jaddu needs to show up a little bit more, especially as a bowler.” I don’t think he gets to bowl frequently enough, and I think he’s a rhythm guy. He also seems to back down a little bit when that rhythm is absent, in my opinion. As a result, I would like to see him bowl a lot more before the semifinals against a strong team, and this team seems to be the ideal one to accomplish that,” Uthappa stated.