IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh praised Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, told what is his specialty
Former Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh has praised the leadership qualities of all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. Pandya is set to captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Just days before the IPL 2024 mini-auction, MI had announced Pandya as the new captain of the team, replacing Rohit Sharma.
Hardik has all the qualities of a good leader
Harbhajan Singh while talking to Star Sports said that Pandya has proved his captaincy ability and he has all the qualities of a good leader. Pandya led Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in 2022 and the team was runner-up in 2023 under his captaincy.
Bhajji further said that Hardik Pandya is a player who faces challenges and has performed well for Gujarat Titans. He won the title the first year and then was the runner-up the next year. This shows that he is a good leader and now he remains very calm and does good work. I think he has all the qualities of a great captain.
Hardik Pandya won IPL titles with Mumbai Indians in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, but after a poor season in 2021, MI released him. After this he joined Gujarat Titans in the year 2022, but again he returned to Mumbai for 2024. Pandya has been one of the leading all-rounders of the IPL in recent years, scoring 2,309 runs in 123 matches at an average of 30.38 and a strike rate of 145.86. He has scored 10 half-centuries, while also taking 53 wickets.
