The Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has been appointed as the new skipper of Mumbai Indians by the MI team management and he was supposed to lead the team in the IPL 2024 but as per the latest reports, Hardik Pandya may be ruled out of the tournament as he may not recover from the ankle injury that he suffered during the league match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
Hardik Pandya got injured in the match against Bangladesh after which he was ruled out of the whole tournament.
Hardik Pandya has already missed the South African tour and is set to miss the T20I series against Afghanistan as well. A source close to the BCCI stated, “There is no update on Hardik’s fitness status as of now and one can say there remains a big question mark of him being available before the end of IPL.”
Suryakumar Yadav also got injured during a match against South Africa and he will also miss the series against Afghanistan. With SKY and Pandya missing the series, selectors are having a problem in choosing the captain for the series and what increases their problem is the fact that Ruturaj Gaikwad who led the Asian Games team has also broken his finger and he will miss the series too.
The source further added, “Surya has reported to NCA for rehab work and the Medical Science team as of now has ruled him injured. He won’t be able to play against Afghanistan which starts in three weeks’ time. Since he is unlikely to be selected for Tests, he will possibly play for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy in February to check his fitness before playing in the IPL.”
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