“They Pick Holes Out Of Your Leadership, Decisions”: Hardik Pandya Sent Firm Captaincy Warning

Hardik Pandya is all set to guide Mumbai Indians within the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning Friday, March 22. Hardik changed Rohit Sharma because the captain of the franchise after MI traded him from Gujarat Titans earlier than the IPL 2024 gamers public sale. The 30-year-old led GT to IPL glory of their debut season in 2022 after which guided them to the ultimate final season the place they misplaced to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). While MI’s choice to take away Rohit as captain acquired big backlash from followers, former Australia batter Tom Moody labelled Hardik as confirmed “performer”, and mentioned that the all-rounder will get help from his teammates within the upcoming season.

“He has got a team that will back up and take away the pressure of inconsistent performances. He will have the support of the Indian and overseas players because he is a highly respected cricketer and a performer as an all-rounder,” Moody mentioned on ESPNcricinfo.

However, Moody warned Hardik that captaincy turns into difficult if you begin shedding matches, including that folks will begin declaring loopholes within the choice making.

“But, captaincy can be a completely different game once you lose two or three games and suddenly they pick holes out of your leadership, they pick holes out of the decisions you make,” the previous SRH head coach added.

While suggesting that Hardik has proved himself as a captain prior to now, Moody re-iterated that his teammates’ help will likely be key.

“When you are winning, you can make the craziest decisions and still people build them up to being genius strokes. Hardik has the credentials as the Gujarat Titans leader, he is tactically sound and he will be supported by all the senior players, both Indian and overseas,” he mentioned.

In his first recreation as MI captain, Hardik will face his former crew GT on Sunday, March 24.