'Peaceful Start': Hardik Pandya Shares Update as He Continues to Recover from Injury

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has shared a series of pictures of his peaceful Monday as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. Pandya sustained the setback at the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup at home when the all-rounder slipped on his bowling run in India’s group match against Bangladesh. He has been out of competitive cricket since and is currently training to make a comeback ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024. He recently shared a few pictures of himself performing yoga, meditating and spending some time with family on his Instagram and X accounts. Both his posts read, “Peaceful start to my week”.

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Many Indian cricket fans have reacted to Hardik Pandya’s post with one of them expecting the cricket superstar to make a roaring comeback. “Waiting for a roaring comeback”, he said.

In another reply, a fan wished the cricketer a speedy recovery saying, “Wishing you a speedy recovery, hope you make solid comeback in this year’s T20 World Cup”.

“Waiting for you skipper, excited to see you soon as MI captain in IPL and also you have to lead Indian team in the T20 World Cup, all the best skipper for both assignments”, wrote one more.

Another fan seemed to agree as he believed that Pandya would be a game-changer for India at the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. He said, “All the best champ, u will b game changer in T20 World Cup”.

Hardik Pandya broke the internet last year after it was announced that he would be leaving Gujarat Titans to join Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL season in 2024. In November of 2023, it was reported by several media outlets that a trade deal between Gujarat and Mumbai saw the star all-rounder join his former club for a hefty transfer fee of Rs 100 crores. His new contract with Mumbai would see Pandya earn a salary of Rs 15 crores at the club for the 2024 season.

In another shocking update, it was revealed that Hardik Pandya would also be replacing Rohit Sharma as the skipper of Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL campaign in 2024. Pandya spent two years with Gujarat, spearheading his side into back-to-back finals of the competition from 2022 to 2023. He won the first final against Rajasthan Royals before losing his second to a Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings last year. During his time at Gujarat, Pandya scored 833 runs in 31 games while also scalping 11 wickets. The star all-rounder will now be eager to make a quick recovery to take charge of his club before the upcoming IPL season