Ek waqt tha jab Mumbai Indians (MI) ke naye skipper Hardik Pandya ko stadium mein fans ki taraf se sirf taane aur seetiyan milti thi. Lekin IPL 2025 ke naye season mein sab kuch badal chuka hai. Hardik, jo pehle Rohit Sharma se MI ki captaincy leke kaafi criticism face kar rahe the, ab ek fresh mindset ke saath wapas aaye hain — aur woh bhi ek zabardast form ke saath!
2024 IPL season MI ke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi tha — sirf 14 matches mein 4 jeet aur table ke bilkul neeche finish. But Hardik ne us disappointment ko apna motivation banaya. Pehle T20 World Cup 2024 jeetne mein Bharat ke liye match-winning performances di, phir Champions Trophy 2025 mein bhi unbeatable India squad ka hissa rahe. Ab goal hai: MI ko phir se glory tak le jaana.
Jab MI ne IPL 2025 ka apna doosra match Gujarat Titans ke khilaaf khela (jo ki Hardik ka former team bhi hai), tab toss ke waqt unhone apne mental state aur team ki bonding par khul kar baat ki:
“It’s fantastic. The preparation has been fantastic. All the boys are raring to go. The goal is to be very clear; we want to do well as a group, back each other, and be there for each other as much as possible. Whenever someone’s down, we are going to lift them up. It has been very clear, and we are in a happy state.” – Hardik Pandya
Ye baat unhone toss ke waqt Ian Bishop ke interview mein boli, aur fans ke dil jeet liye. Jo pehle unke against the, ab unhi stands mein cheers sunai de rahe hain.
Waise Hardik ne MI ka pehla match CSK ke khilaaf miss kiya tha due to ek one-match ban jo pichle season ke slow over-rate ki wajah se tha. Lekin ab rules mein update ke baad, woh suspension hata diya gaya hai. Isliye GT ke khilaaf unka wapas aana ek high-energy moment tha.
Match Update
Hardik ne toss jeetkar pehle bowling ka decision liya. MI ke line-up mein sirf ek hi change hua — Hardik ki return. Dono teams, MI aur GT, apna pehla win dhoond rahe hain is season mein. MI CSK ke haathon haar chuki hai, jabki GT ko PBKS ne hara diya tha.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI:
- Shubman Gill (capt), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Subs: Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar
Mumbai Indians Playing XI:
- Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju
Impact Subs: Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks
Ab dekhna yeh hai ki kya Hardik apne winning mindset ke saath MI ko bhi jeet ki raah par le jaa payenge ya phir GT karegi unka welcome ek aur tough match ke saath!
