Hardik Pandya aka ‘Kung Fu Pandya’ is undoubtedly the mainstay of Mumbai Indians. Having represented the Indian national team in all three formats, the 31-year-old from Surat has shown his talent on the big stage, even captaining the Blue Army in the previous season.

His sensational performances have been vital to the team like when he steamrolled MI into the playoffs with an exceptional knock 61 off 31 balls in his maiden season. He stayed with the team until 2021 before the Gujarat Titans roped him in for a staggering 15 Cr price tag.  It is here in GT, that Pandya showed his caliber as an all-rounder and as a captain. He led Gujarat to their maiden IPL title in 2022, becoming the first captain after the late legendary Shane Warne in 2008 to lead a team to the title in its first year.