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Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra has admitted that he did not try to convince Hardik Pandya to remain with the Ahmedabad franchise ahead of IPL 2024. He admitted that he will miss the star all-rounder's experience in the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting from March 22. Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans team won the title in the first season itself. Last year the team made it to the finals, where Chennai Super Kings defeated the team.
Hardik Pandya has joined Mumbai Indians as the captain for IPL 2024, he has been made the captain of Mumbai in place of Rohit Sharma. Speaking to PTI, the Gujarat Titans head coach said that he would have kept Pandya only if the player had decided to join any franchise other than Mumbai.
He said, “I never tried to convince Hardik to remain in the team. The more you play, the more experience you get. If he had gone to any other team, I would have stopped him. He played here for two years, but he was going back to a team for which he had played for 5-6 years.
He said, “Before Hardik Pandya joined Gujarat Titans, he had no experience of captaining any team. 10 teams play in IPL and you will get to see new captains. Shreyas Iyer and even Nitish Rana captained Kolkata Knight Riders. It remains to be seen which player steps forward as captain.
Nehra said, “As a captain, I want to see how he works and not just me, the whole of India wants to see it because that is the kind of player he is.”