Former South African captain AB de Villiers feels that several Gujarat Titans (GT) fans will be disappointed to see Hardik Pandya leave the team ahead of IPL 2024. The ace all-rounder rejoined his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI).
De Villiers, however, emphasised that Hardik made the call keeping his future as a player in mind. He also suggested that players being traded is going to be another aspect that would excite fans in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sharing his take, de Villiers said in his latest YouTube video:
Hardik Pandya captained the Titans ever since they were inducted into the IPL a couple of years back. He led them to a championship victory in their maiden season in 2022.
Hardik did a commendable job in the subsequent edition as well. Gujarat finished as runner-up following a narrow loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final.
Hardik Pandya’s arrival in the Mumbai camp has led several supporters to speculate that Rohit Sharma could hand over the captaincy reins to the talismanic all-rounder.
De Villers, however, believes that Sharma will continue to captain the five-time champions in the forthcoming season.
De Villiers also questioned Mumbai’s decision to trade Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He mentioned that the Australian youngster performed admirably in the last edition of IPL. He said:
It is worth noting that MI traded Green to RCB in an all-cash deal (₹17.50 crore). Mumbai needed the deal to go through, as they were in need of funds because of Hardik’s trade.
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