Mohammed Shami gives a blunt reply to Hardik Pandya leaving Gujarat Titans | IPL 2024

A big player from the Gujarat Titans finally broke his silence on Hardik Pandya leaving GT and moving to his old franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2024.

In an interview on News24, Mohammed Shami was asked about the whole saga and the pacer said, 'Kisike jane se kisiko farak nahi padta (See, it doesn't matter who is leaving). You have to see the team's balance. Hardik was there, he captained us well. He took us to the final in both editions and we won once.'

'But Gujarat hadn't signed Hardik for a lifetime. It's his decision to stay or leave. Shubman is made captain now, he will also gain experience. Some day, he might also leave. And it's a part of the game. Players come and go.' he said.

'When you become captain, it's important to handle the responsibility while taking care of your performances. And that responsibility has been assigned to Shubman this time. He might have some load in his mind, but the players are more or less the same. So he doesn't need to worry. You need to manage players well and extract the best out of your players,' Shami added.

The Indian fast bowler recently received the Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.