Lucknow: The new captain of Mumbai Indians (MI) Hardik Pandya had joined MI through trade even before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This was a much talked about topic and now he has once again become the center of discussion. Actually, former New Zealand player Simon Doull has made a big allegation against Pandya. Let us tell you that before joining Mumbai, Hardik had stayed away from the cricket field due to injury.
The 31-year-old suffered an ankle injury against Bangladesh during the ICC World Cup 2023 and was away from cricket since then. However, after this he made a comeback through IPL 2024 and was seen bowling the first over against Gujarat Titans. After joining MI, he replaced Rohit Sharma, who made Mumbai champion 5 times. He was criticized a lot for this also. Now, during a conversation with Cricbuzz, Doull has made a big allegation against Hardik.
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He said, “Hardik started bowling in the first two matches but after that suddenly he distanced himself from bowling. I am telling you that there is something wrong in this and he is hiding something. Hardik is definitely not fully fit.”
Let us tell you that the star all-rounder can play an important role for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2024. In this format of cricket, both Pandya's bowling and batting can be useful for India, but if he is playing with injury in IPL 2024, then it is a matter of concern because if he gets injured, then maybe the balance of Team India can get disturbed. Is. Now it will be interesting to see whether Hardik will be seen bowling in the upcoming matches.
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If we talk about Hardik, he has played 5 matches so far this season and during this period he has bowled only in three matches. In 3 matches, he has taken only one wicket and has spent 11 runs with a very poor economy. Apart from this, the former Kiwi player feels that Pandya will not be selected in Team India unless he bowls four overs in every match of IPL.
