'Hardik must be thinking, why the hell did I come back to Mumbai Indians'

In the 9 matches MI has played so far, Hardik Pandya has 197 runs at an average of 24.62 and a strike rate of 151.53. On the bowling front, the 30-year-old has only 4 wickets and has leaked runs at an economy of close to 12 RPO. Hardik replaced a highly-successful Rohit Sharma -- 5-time title winner -- as the MI skipper ahead of the start of the 2024 season.