Rohit's early dismissal in the final against South Africa triggered a top-order collapse.
The Gujarat Titans captain registered match-turning figures of 3/17 to help his team outclass the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
Boucher's silence was received with a lot of negativity by the fans, who see Rohit's ouster as captain as unfair.
Dube was hit on the helmet by a Jamie Overton bouncer and seamer Rana replaced him despite it not being a like-for-like replacement as concussion substitute rules mandate.
Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson have been recalled to the squad while seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not been included in the squad.
Hardik was inspirational with both bat and in the field and there was no one more worthy of being the top performer of the game.
The team has won 10 out of their 24 matches while losing 14.
Despite the Emirates Cricket Board's 'two-week rest' policy for pitches, the tight schedule necessitated the use of this 'tired surface'.
The MI skipper was full of praise for Ashutosh's whirlwind knock, which kept PBKS in the hunt till the end.
The WAG's various avatars as she cheers hubby Hardik Pandya.
Captain Hardik Pandya led from the front with both bat and ball to guide Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in their debut season, after they beat by seven wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Hardik Pandya sports a smile as life goes on for India all-rounder
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Not scoring quickly certainly became India's undoing.
Having recently made his international comeback against England in both T20Is and ODIs, the stretchable knee caps did not go unnoticed as Mohammed Shami first tried to get a feel of the conditions by bowling a few deliveries with a short run-up.
'Despite your physical absence, your essence, the person you were, and the invaluable lessons you taught us linger in our hearts. Your teachings on ethics, hard work, pursuing dreams, and, most importantly, being a good person resonate with us.'
'Sanju was playing because Shubman and Yashasvi were not available at that point (and) so was Abhishek. (But) Abhishek's performances clearly make it hard to leave him out. Plus, his bowling (left arm spin) is handy.'
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Hardik Pandya branded the newly-constructed stadium 'unreal' while retweeting BCCI's original tweet.
Emotional Hardik recalls late father's sacrifices
A rampaging Mumbai Indians will look to maintain their winning run in a vital mid-table battle against a dangerous Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday.
The Gujarat Titans were busy practising for IPL 2022 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
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By posing with folks at the baby store, the soon-to-be-daddy and the just-become-daddy inadvertently breached Cricket Australia's biosecurity norms, an official told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers.
Hardik acknowledged that Gujarat Titans (GT) were effective with their bowling, but simple mistakes ended up being costly.
Hardik Pandya doesn't mince words when he says that as an 'all-rounder', his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler.
The Indian team's troubles on Sunday were compounded after all-rounder-turned-specialist batter Hardik Pandya injured his shoulder while batting during the T20 World Cup game against Pakistan, after which he did not come out to field.
Tamilians and Keralites believe he is one of them, and people from Karnataka also consider him their hero.
After a much-needed two-day respite, Team India returned to the training grounds with renewed vigour, setting their sights on a pivotal showdown against New Zealand on Sunday.
In India's last ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rahul kept wickets in the first two matches, scoring 31 and 0, while Pant played the third game but managed only 6 runs. India could opt to include both players in the XI, but that would likely come at the expense of Iyer.
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's Udaipur wedding pictures are just stunning!
GT all-rounder Vijay Shankar believes Captain Shubman Gill's leadership style isn't the issue, comparing it to former skipper Hardik Pandya.
Shami's run in the tournament concluded with nice scalps in five matches, averaging 25.88.
Hardik Pandya's wicket proved to be a big blow for Gujarat Titans as they messed up which otherwise should have been a straightforward run chase.
'...VVS Laxman is going to Zimbabwe but new coach will join from Sri Lanka series'
'...You see someone like Ben Stokes, what he does for England, brings in great balance as an all-rounder. I see no reason why Hardik Pandya can't become that for India'
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