The reports of Hardik Pandya’s return to his old franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL mini auction have spread like wildfire in the cricketing fraternity. Notably, the all-rounder made a shift to the newly formed side Gujarat Titans in 2022 after he was not retained by MI and led them to triumph in their debut season. However, the 30-year-old has made a decision to return to the team which introduced him to the cricketing world.
Amid the speculations, India and Rajasthan Royals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that Mumbai Indians’ have struck gold after Hardik’s return and called their lineup extremely threatening.
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The veteran off-spinner included Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan as openers, followed by Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Hardik, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla and Akash Madhwal. Ashwin named a few overseas pacers as contenders for the 11th spot. He called the XI ‘mighty threatening’.