Pandya, who was brought back to Mumbai Indians in 2024 as captain, has not been able to give the kind of impact the franchise expected. Even though he came with strong leadership success from the Gujarat Titans, his homecoming has so far been mixed in the league.
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Looking closely at Hardik’s captaincy journey, Manjrekar has pointed out that his success with Gujarat Titans was not only about his leadership but also the strong coaching by Ashish Nehra.
Sanjay Manjrekar takes a sharp dig at MI’s big Hardik Pandya decision amid struggles
He boldly said MI should have brought the Gujarat Titans head coach Nehra too if they wanted success because the constant tactical inputs from the coach were the reason behind his success.
So, it may not even be a sound cricket call. Hardik Pandya had success with the Gujarat Titans, and that had a lot to do with somebody named Ashish Nehra. So maybe if you wanted Hardik Pandya, you could have also got Ashish Nehra with him.”
GT’s coaching magic was behind Pandya’s success: Sanjay Manjrekar
The cricket pandit feels the GT team had a very active coaching setup that played a big role in on-field decisions, and that’s why Pandya did well as captain and won the IPL 2022 trophy and then made another final in 2023, where they lost the cup to CSK.
Manjrekar signed off by saying, “Hardik Pandya, I believe, was brilliant because there was somebody next to him constantly with almost every move that he made on the field. So, it’s really not so much about Hardik, but the decision, whether it was a sensible decision or it was just somebody wanting to think out of the box a little bit and do something a little sensational.”
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