Lucknow: So far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Mumbai Indians (MI) have not lived up to expectations. The team has played a total of 7 matches so far, in which they have won 3 matches, while they have faced defeat in 4 and with this they are also present at 7th place in the points table. So MI has to play its next match against table topper Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Before this match, the new captain of the team Hardik Pandya has been seen in a new role.
Actually, Mumbai Indians have shared a video on their official X account, in which Hardik is seen in the role of cameraman. During this time he is seen taking photographs. Pandya first calls Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler and MI batting coach Kieron Pollard and takes their photograph. After this he also takes pictures of Tim David, Ravichandran Ashwin and Luke Wood. So almost the entire Mumbai team comes together and Hardik takes everyone's photo in a group.
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The 31-year-old joined MI from Gujarat Titans through trade this year. After this he replaced Rohit Sharma, who had made the team champion 5 times. As soon as Hardik became the captain, he had to face a lot of criticism. Even in almost all the matches, there is a lot of sloganeering against Pandya in the field and he is trolled. On the other hand, the star all-rounder has also not been successful in replying to the people with his performance.
Watch the video here-
If we talk about Pandya's performance in IPL this year, he has not been able to impress anyone. In the 7 matches played so far, he has scored 141 runs at an average of 23.5 and strike rate of 146.88. During this period, he has not been able to score any half-century and his best score has been 39 runs. On the other hand, he has not been able to do any wonders in bowling and has been able to take only 4 wickets and has spent runs at an economy of 11.
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