'Haven't Missed A Lot Of...' - MI Captain Hardik Pandya On Fitness Concerns Before IPL 2024

Hardik Pandya prepping for IPL 2024 (X.com)

Hardik Pandya had his first press conference as Mumbai Indians’ skipper on Monday, March 18. Unsurprisingly, plenty of questions were thrown at him since this has been a controversial takeover as the successor to Rohit Sharma, who is still leading India across formats.

Among many questions, there was a tricky query for Hardik when he was asked if he was fully fit to play the entire IPL 2024. In reply, Hardik responded that he always tries to play every fixture in the competition, and reminded everyone that he has no history of missing out on most of the matches.

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The comment took the world by surprise, as Hardik has been mostly missing from India’s squad in big-ticket tournaments lately due to troubled injuries.

"I have no issues with my body. I intend to play all matches and I haven't missed lot of IPL matches anyway," Hardik told the reporters.

Interestingly, Hardik will have his first match as MI's skipper against Gujarat Titans, the franchise whom he led to IPL glory in their debut season in 2022. The contest will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, March 24.

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