Hardik Pandya performed brilliantly for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2024. He became the hero of the country after doing a great feat with his bowling in the final. When he returned to his country from the West Indies, the fans welcomed him warmly. Recently, he was also given a warm welcome in Vadodara. Many fans even apologized for their misbehavior during the IPL. Seeing all this, it seemed that his bad times were about to end. After struggling with injury, fans' displeasure and form for 6 months, he now had hope of happiness. Meanwhile, he got divorced. Apart from this, the captaincy that he was going to get in T20 was given to Suryakumar Yadav and the vice-captaincy was also taken away. Now his captaincy in IPL is also in danger.

Captaincy can go to IPL

As soon as Suryakumar Yadav became the captain of Team India in T20, the equation of IPL seems to have changed. There is a possibility that Mumbai Indians may make Suryakumar Yadav the captain of the team by removing Hardik in IPL. After all, what is the reason behind this, let us know. The first reason is that there was a lot of uproar over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. The franchise had to face the anger of the fans due to the removal of Rohit Sharma. At the same time, the Mumbai team also performed very poorly. The team finished the tournament by finishing last.

After winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has come into a very strong position. However, the franchise can think about giving him the captaincy once again. If he leaves the team, then Suryakumar Yadav can be a big contender for it. Apart from Team India, Suryakumar Yadav is also considered more reliable than Pandya among the young players of Mumbai Indians. Therefore, after becoming the captain of Team India, there is a lot of hope that the franchise will also give him this offer.

Retention policy will also become a challenge

The IPL mega auction is to be held in 2025. According to the current retention policy, Mumbai Indians can retain only 4 players, including one foreign player. In such a situation, Mumbai will have to choose between Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Pandya is the weakest contender for this, because after winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has come into a very strong position. At the same time, captaincy of Team India has made Surya strong and no one can stand in front of Bumrah's bowling. In such a situation, Hardik may also have to go to the auction.