In IPL 2024, Hardik Pandya had a difficult phase. But when it comes to the Indian colors, Hardik Pandya played the decisive innings that helped team India put an end to the prize-less drought spanning over the Test/ODI era and grasp the title in the T20 World Cup Barbados 2024. The Indian team celebrated first in Delhi before going to Mumbai, a city that caused discomfort to Pandya during the IPL.
Yet, when Pandya came out of the Mumbai airport holding the World Cup, he instantly received applause. After his triumphant win, he later got a reception with his teammates on an open-top bus, and he was seen as a World Cup hero. After the victory, Pandya took a bus and recorded a video with the trophy on social media platforms. There was also a sweet message to the fans and the city of Mumbai, Grateful, included in the lyrics.
While he had a below-par season in the IPL as the captain of the Mumbai Indians, Pandya was a force to be reckoned with on India’s World Cup-winning team.
From Despair to Triumph
After the T20 World Cup win, the players celebrated in Delhi and later went to Mumbai, a place that had been a cause of inconvenience for Hardik Pandya during the IPL. But the sentiment quickly changed for the better as soon as Hardik Pandya came out of the Mumbai airport with the World Cup trophy.
Thus, during the triumphal drive in an open bus with his teammates, Hardik Pandya was greeted warmly and with the cheers of the ‘World Cup Ned’ by the fans. The Indian team posted an upgrade of Pandya’s redemption story in their new video on social media to present his poor IPL season to the World Cup winner.
Hardik Pandya Passing the Moment to the Fans
Hardik Pandya himself uploaded a video while on the bus, holding the trophy and smiling, to his social media accounts. He added the caption, which read, Thank you, fans, thank you, Mumbai, and how heartwarming it is to be appreciated like that.
Nevertheless, their IPL 2024 season proved to be quite disappointing for the Mumbai Indians, with Hardik Pandya being their captain at the age of 30, but he proved to be one of the pillars in the Indian World Cup-winning campaign. His performances on the field brought him great results, which made him the world’s number one all-round T20 player.
Pandya ended the tournament strong with 144 runs with a strike rate of over 150 and claimed 11 wickets, proving himself as a genuine all-rounder.
Future Leadership
After Rohit Sharma stepped down from T20Is, Axar Patel succeeded him, and there were high chances that he would become the next T20I captain of India. From the dark days of IPL and overseas failure, he has not only resurrected his career but also embarked on a journey as a leader to steer Indian cricket in this shortest format of the game.
Hardik Pandya, who had a gloomy IPL session, went on to become a hero for the World Cup. This shows greatness seldom decays. Pandya should feel amazing after his displayed performance during the T20 World Cup has placed him in the high order of all-rounders and he would be a useful asset as the prospective captain of the Indian T20 cricket team.
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