Hardik Pandya’s spouse Natasa Stankovic© Instagram
It has been a troublesome begin to the IPL 2024 for Mumbai Indians with two defeats of their first two matches. The franchise was already within the information earlier than the beginning of the competitors following Hardik Pandya‘s sensational commerce transfer from Gujarat Titans and the choice to exchange Rohit Sharma with the all-rounder because the captain. The transfer has not labored out for them until now with a slim loss in opposition to Gujarat Titans to start proceedings and a heavy defeat in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad the place they conceded 277 runs in 20 overs. Hardik has been dealing with loads of criticism from each followers in addition to specialists and his spouse Natasa Stankovic was focused by trolls on social media.
Meanwhile, after his facet’s 31-run loss in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya sought to elevate his facet’s confidence and mentioned “toughest soldiers will get the toughest test” within the event.
In a video posted on MI’s social media deal with, Hardik motivated his facet after their second consecutive loss requested the squad to assist one another in “worst or good” conditions.
“Toughest soldiers get the toughest test; we are the toughest team in the competition, anyone who could have come close to where we reached as a batting group or just overall are us – let’s make sure we will help each other; worst or good, we will be together,” Hardik mentioned.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar mentioned that the match was very open, regardless that Mumbai conceded 277 runs. He added that Mumbai batted “well” of their inning.
“In the second half, in spite of scoring 277, 10 overs down the line, nobody knew who was a clear winner. The game was very much open. The target was very much achievable. That’s a clear-cut sign that we have batted really well. So, let’s stick together, tighter. There are going to be tougher moments, we will stick together as a group and pull it through,” Tendulkar mentioned.
(With ANI inputs)
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