<p>The Mumbai Indians skipper, Hardik Pandya, recently conducted a pooja to ask God for blessings ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League. In a massive all-cash transfer deal around Rs 15 crores, he returned to the Mumbai Indians after playing for the Gujarat Titans for two seasons. Pandya took over as the team captain from Rohit Sharma.</p>
<p><img decoding=”async” class=”alignnone wp-image-500690″ src=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/theindiaprint.com-watch-before-the-ipl-2024-season-hardik-pandya-joins-the-mumbai-indians-owned-by-m-750×539.jpeg” alt=”theindiaprint.com watch before the ipl 2024 season hardik pandya joins the mumbai indians owned by m” width=”996″ height=”716″ title=”Watch: Before the IPL 2024 season, Hardik Pandya joins the Mumbai Indians, owned by Mukesh Ambani, and does a puja in the locker room 3″ srcset=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/theindiaprint.com-watch-before-the-ipl-2024-season-hardik-pandya-joins-the-mumbai-indians-owned-by-m-750×539.jpeg 750w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/theindiaprint.com-watch-before-the-ipl-2024-season-hardik-pandya-joins-the-mumbai-indians-owned-by-m-768×552.jpeg 768w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/theindiaprint.com-watch-before-the-ipl-2024-season-hardik-pandya-joins-the-mumbai-indians-owned-by-m.jpeg 960w” sizes=”(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px” /></p>
<p>In a video released by the Mumbai Indians, Pandya can be seen erecting a mandir, giving candy to the god, and giving hugs to everyone. Breaking a coconut was another good luck tradition carried out by head coach Mark Boucher. After being hurt during the ODI World Cup, Pandya recovered at the NCA before beginning IPL preparations in Baroda.</p>
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