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Parthiv Patel has expressed confidence that despite his disappointment in IPL 2024, Hardik Pandya will bounce back and play a pivotal role for India during the T20 World Cup campaign. Pandya is set to serve as the vice-captain of the team throughout the tournament.

Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has backed Hardik Pandya to play a significant part in India’s T20 World Cup journey following his lackluster performance in IPL 2024 with MI. Pandya faced challenges this season as he took on the captaincy role for MI, succeeding Rohit Sharma. Despite this, MI struggled and finished at the bottom of the points table with only four wins.

Parthiv expressed confidence in Hardik Pandya’s resurgence post IPL 2024. He emphasized Hardik’s transformative prowess in the Indian team jersey, particularly praising his bowling speed and ability against spinners. Parthiv underlined Hardik’s significance in providing fast-bowling all-rounding options and his adeptness in exploiting spin-friendly conditions, foreseeing a pivotal role for him in India’s T20 World Cup journey.

Hardik Pandya’s IPL 2024 performance: Mixed bag with bat, moderate bowling.

Hardik Pandya’s performance in the IPL 2024 season didn’t quite meet expectations, marking his second least productive season with the bat. As the captain of MI, he managed to accumulate only 216 runs across 14 matches, averaging 18 with a strike-rate of 143.05. Despite his moderate batting display, he did showcase his bowling prowess by claiming 11 wickets, albeit with a slightly high economy rate of 10.75 and an average of 35.18.

Transitioning to international cricket, in his six T20I appearances in the West Indies, Hardik has contributed 99 runs and secured six wickets at an average of 22.17. Assigned as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the upcoming tournament, he is anticipated to play a pivotal role in bolstering the middle-order batting lineup.