Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians

India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has returned to the older IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, whom he played for before joining the Gujarat Titans as a captain. Hardik Pandya, after joining the Gujarat Titans, had a great stint as a captain as his team reached the finals two consecutive times, winning the IPL trophy in 2022 and ending up as a runner-up in the IPL 2023. In fact, this time as well, the Gujarat Titans tried to retain him, but Hardik Pandya was purchased back by an all-cash deal. The all-rounder, after returning to his old team, shared a message with his fans.

Watch 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐤 talk about his happy homecoming, teaming up with his 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 and resuming his journey with #MumbaiIndians 💙#OneFamily #MumbaiMeriJaan @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/sm6dXGJYCI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 27, 2023

I am back. Rohit, Bumrah, Surya, Ishan, Polly (Pollard), Malinga. Come on let’s begin. Obviously, the feeling of coming back to Mumbai is very special for a lot of reasons. How my cricketing journey started in 2015 with MI, them noticing me in 2013…when I look back…how my span of 10 years has been something very special. It has not sunk in yet that finally, I am back where my whole cricketing journey started. I have achieved all the possible things. They have been the most important part of my life,”
Hardik Pandya said in the video posted

Hardik, before playing for the Gujarat Titans, played 92 matches for the Mumbai Indians and has been a part of the five-time IPL champion team. He was inducted into the rooster back in 2015, and luckily his team won their second title that year. After that, they won the title in 2017, 2019, and 2020, and with the wins, he became a major asset for the team, scoring 1,476 runs at an average of 27.33 with four half-centuries and a best score of 91. He took 42 wickets while playing for MI.