Ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, Mumbai Indians had released one of their biggest names in the form of Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder was not retained by the franchise and was bought by Gujarat Titans who went on to announce him their captain as well. The Indian all-rounder has been a part of controversies and he is in the news again as fans criticize Hardik Pandya for his quirky reply to a journalist.
Fans criticize Hardik Pandya for quirky reply
All the franchises are set for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League and the players have started their preparations for the same. The 2022 edition of the IPL will see 2 new entrants in the form of Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. Gujarat picked Hardik as their draft pick at a whopping INR 15 crore. In a recent interaction with the media, the all-rounder gave a wacky reply for which fans criticize Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya has struggled with a lower back injury over the past few years and haven’t been able to act as an all-rounder for the team. Even when he took the field as a pure batsman, the spark was missing. Gujarat Titans unveiled their jersey on March 13 and during the media interaction, a journalist asked Hardik about his chances of bowling in the upcoming season of IPL.
Hardik was tight-lipped about the bowling update and instead gave a quirky reply to the journalist saying, “Sir Surprise hai woh, Surprise ko surprise rehne do.” The fans didn’t like the way Hardik answered the question and are criticizing him for his reply. Gujarat Titans will play their first match of the league on 28th March against another new entrant of IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants.
Hardik ?? pic.twitter.com/805zI9e8ac
— Sports Hustle (@SportsHustle3) March 13, 2022
He is Hyping himself like he is a bowler like Glenn McGrath pic.twitter.com/TvOMypmoYt
— Praveen ?? ?? ?? (@Ungenius_Indian) March 13, 2022
You aren’t Mitchell Starc bro
We don’t get any orgasm by watching u bowl— Praneethh (@EthanHUNT_41) March 13, 2022
What is the surprise ??? It's obviously yes or no … Everyone knows that he knows how to ball
So , what is the surprise ??— Mrityunjay (@itsmrityunjay) March 13, 2022
Gujarat Titans look a very solid team on paper and the management has spent a lot of money to get the combination of the team right. They will hope for a good outing in their debut season of the Indian Premier League.