{"id":429168,"date":"2024-03-11T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/watch-hardik-pandya-sets-up-mandir-in-dressing-room-in-first-move-as-mumbai-indians-skipper-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:19:47","slug":"watch-hardik-pandya-sets-up-mandir-in-dressing-room-in-first-move-as-mumbai-indians-skipper-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/watch-hardik-pandya-sets-up-mandir-in-dressing-room-in-first-move-as-mumbai-indians-skipper-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Hardik Pandya sets up mandir in dressing room in first move as Mumbai Indians skipper | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108404867,imgsize-24492.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: In his first act as the new skipper of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mumbai Indians<\/a>, <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- --> on Monday set up a mandir in the dressing room alongside coach <!-- -->Mark Boucher<!-- --> ahead of the upcoming season of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Premier League<\/a>. <br \/>In a short and sweet ceremony, Hardik was seen garlanding a portrait of god while Boucher followed him with the breaking a coconut ritual. <br \/>The official handle of the franchise shared a video of the gesture from the skipper and the coach. <\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming season, Hardik will be replacing a highly-successful Rohit Sharma &#8212; who led the franchise to five titles &#8212; as leader. <br \/>Following a successful two-year stint at Gujarat Titans &#8212; where Hardik took the side to 2 finals and winning one of them in their inaugural season in 2022 &#8212; the all-rounder returned to Mumbai in a high-profile trade in November last year. <br \/>Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL franchise alongside Chennai Super Kings who both have won five titles each.<br \/>Rohit, who led India to the ODI World Cup final, had been captaining the franchise since 2013 when they lifted first of their five IPL trophies.<br \/>The other titles under Rohit&#8217;s captaincy came in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. 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