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Just before the player auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, one of the most talked about news was the all-cash deal between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans for Hardik Pandya. Gujarat Titans was captained by Hardik Pandya in the 2022 and 2023 IPL. Before that he was a part of Mumbai Indians team. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans won the 2022 IPL title and reached the final in the 2023 IPL. When Hardik returned to Mumbai Indians, the captain of Mumbai Indians was Rohit Sharma. Mumbai Indians have also won five IPL titles under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. A few days after the auction ended, Mumbai Indians appointed Hardik Pandya as the new captain of the team, which sparked a lot of controversy.
Whether there will be any change in the style of playing cricket of Mumbai Indians under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya or not, it will be seen only in IPL 2024, which is starting from March 22. Mumbai Indians have shared a video of Hardik Pandya, in which Hardik said, 'Wearing the Mumbai Indians jersey back is very special for me. We will play such a brand of cricket that everyone will be proud of on this journey and which no one will forget.
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The first match of Mumbai Indians will be on 24 March. The first match of Mumbai Indians is to be played against Gujarat Titans on 24th March. IPL 2024 is to be played in two phases this time. A total of 21 matches will be played in the first phase between March 22 and April 7. Mumbai Indians have to play a total of four matches during this period. In the first phase of IPL 2024, any franchise team will play a maximum of five and a minimum of three matches.