Hardik Pandya has performed very disappointingly as captain and player of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Despite this, he was selected for the T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in West Indies and USA from next month. Indian team Got a place in. Apart from this, he has also been made the vice-captain of the team. Hardik, who was already a victim of criticism from fans, seems to be getting trolled even more. Meanwhile, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has supported him. He has said that despite the poor performance in the current IPL season, the criticized all-rounder Hardik will perform well in the West Indies and T20 World Cup.

Gavaskar said, “There is a big difference between playing for your country and playing in the IPL. Playing for your country brings a different energy in every player and Hardik will be a different player. He will face a lot of problems in this tournament. He has handled it very well. So, when he goes abroad and plays for India, he will have a more positive mindset than what we have seen in this tournament. Hardik will contribute well with both bat and ball in the World Cup.”

Hardik has played 10 matches in this IPL and has been able to score only 197 runs at a strike rate of 150.38. While bowling, he has taken only 6 wickets with the help of a poor economy rate of 11. Under the captaincy of Hardik, Mumbai has so far played 10 matches in this league, out of which they have won only 3 and lost 7. He is at 9th position in the points table. It is almost impossible for the team to reach the playoffs. In such a situation, the team would like to win its remaining 4 matches and come up in the points table. Mumbai's next match will be against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 3.