The new Indian Premier League (IPL) season is around the corner and one of the most interesting aspects of it will be the rearguard changes for Mumbai Indians. The five-time champions will have Hardik Pandya as the new captain and former captain Rohit Sharma as the batsman. The move to change the captaincy has been one of the most controversial topics in the preparations for IPL 2024. Whether Hardik Pandya can lead his old team to success is a question.
In a video that has been widely shared on social media, former Indian cricket team player Praveen Kumar can be seen being asked tough questions about the Mumbai Indians captaincy change.
“Did MI make a hasty decision? Or was the decision to make Hardik Pandya captain the right one?” Praveen Kumar, who has played for Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, was Asked.
“You don’t play two months ago, you get injured two months before the IPL, you don’t play for the national team, you don’t play domestic cricket for your state and go straight to the IPL. That’s not how things work. There is no problem in making money, who stopped you? There is no problem in that. But you have to play for the state and the country and now people only give importance to IPL,” Praveen replied.
Former cricketer Praveen Kumar talks about Hardik Pandya, who is only fit for the IPL but not for the national or domestic tournaments.He also thinks Rohit Sharma can captain the team for another 3-4 years in MI colors pic.twitter.com/2I6Hljvf88
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The former pacer advised young players to prioritize international cricket over the Indian Premier League (IPL) and try to balance both things in their career.
“I’ve been saying it for a long time. Paisa kamao, kaun mana kar rha hai? Paisa kamane chahiye lekin aise bhi nahi hona chahiye ki aap Domestic nahi khel rahe, Country ko important nahi de rahe. (Make money, who stops you? But that’s not it.) It should be like you are not playing cricket for the country or domestically. This thing is now firmly etched in the minds of the players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun (You will take a month off before IPL and then play again. This is because you are mentally unwilling to give up that money). But it is not fair at all. Players need to balance everything. Money is important, but this (given Cricket franchise priority) is wrong,” Praveen told TOI
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