WATCH: Rohit Sharma reunites with Hardik Pandya at Mumbai Indians training ahead of IPL 2024 | Ipl News

With much anticipation around how their dynamic would be in the upcoming Indian Premier League season, former Mumbai Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his successor Hardik Pandya were seen sharing a warm hug during the team’s training session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
In a video posted the Mumbai Indians on their social media, Pandya is seen walking towards the five-time IPL winning captain to share a hug followed a conversation that stirred a few laughs. Watch here:

After MI had announced the return of Pandya, who played for the franchise between 2015 to 2021 before leaving for Gujarat, in December, The Indian Express had reported that the Indian all-rounder’s return was on the condition that he be made the team captain. Rohit was made to understand the franchise roadmap going ahead around the start of the World Cup. He was informed about the immediate need for a change in captaincy in a series of meetings and agreed with the plan to play under Pandya for the forthcoming season.
In his first address to the media ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Pandya had cleared the air that there were no strains in his relationship with the Indian captain.
“There won’t be any confusion. He [Rohit] is still the India captain. What this team has achieved was achieved under his belt. I am just carrying it forward. I have played all my cricket with MI with Rohit as captain, so I am sure he will always be around to help me out,” he had said.
Even though, the newly appointed MI captain and head coach Mark Boucher had ducked the questions pertaining to the captaincy clause in the former’s new contract, Pandya answered in a measured tone when asked what he made of being a target of several of Indian captain’s fans on social media.
“I don’t focus on what I can’t control. At the same time, I am very grateful to fans. They have every right to say what they say. I respect their opinion. At the same time, we will focus on doing well,” he answered.

Mumbai will kickstart their IPL 2024 under their new captain against Gujarat Titans – Pandya’s previous franchise – on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium.