Former Australia national cricket team player Brad Hogg has made a bold claim by claiming that the Gujarat Titans (GT) will play the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 despite the trade of their captain Hardik Pandya to the Mumbai Indians (MI). ).
IPL winning captain Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He was signed by Gujarat Titans (GT) on player retention day but a day later it was announced who would reunite with the Mumbai Indians with whom he started his IPL journey.
Notably, Hardik Pandya rose to fame after his impressive performances for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL, but he was released ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.
Hardik Pandya joined newcomers Gujarat Titans (GT) after being released by Mumbai Indians (MI) and in his maiden season as skipper, he led GT to title victory. Under his leadership, GT also performed well in second place and finished in second place.
There has been a big money exchange for Hardik Pandya – Brad Hogg
Speaking in a video posted on his official Instagram account, Brad Hogg stated that GT fans should not feel betrayed as Hardik did a good job for them in the first two seasons. He elaborated:
“Gujarat Titans fans may be a little miffed that Hardik Pandya has returned to Mumbai Indians. Don’t feel betrayed. He has done a good job for you. He took you to the final twice as captain and you won a title while he was in charge. But there has been a big money exchange for Hardik. I still feel like you will be in the finals next year.”
“You have to feel for Hardik. He started with the Mumbai Indians. He wanted to play for them. He was distraught at having to leave. He shows good character that, although he could not play for the team he wanted, he stepped up and led that team with great quality.”
Hogg added that Hardik’s return to Mumbai Indians will provide better balance to the team’s batting line-up. He explained:
“Now that Hardik Pandya has returned to the Mumbai Indians, this provides better balance to their batting line-up and helped Hardik come and help Tim David at the back and move Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak up the order. where are they. more appropriate.”