Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:12am on 23 Dec 2023,Saturday Sports
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya could miss the upcoming IPL 2024 season due to an ankle injury, NDTV sources confirmed on Saturday. Hardik was traded from Gujarat Titans to MI ahead of the auction after being initially retained by GT. He was set to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 replacing long-standing captain Rohit Sharma. Pandya had played seven seasons of IPL for Mumbai before being released before the 2022 season. After joining Gujarat Titans, Pandya led the side to back-to-back IPL finals, including earning them the trophy in their debut season. But the latest injury doubt puts his IPL participation in jeopardy. Hardik has been out since hurting his ankle in a World Cup match against Bangladesh. He will also miss the upcoming T20Is against Afghanistan.
