Hardik Pandya, the captain of Mumbai Indians, recently performed a puja seeking God's blessings before the upcoming Indian Premier League. After spending two seasons with Gujarat Titans, he returned to Mumbai Indians in a mega all-cash trade deal worth Rs 15 crores. Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma as the team captain.

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The Mumbai Indians shared a video in which Pandya was seen setting up a mandir, offering sweets to the God and hugging everyone. The head coach Mark Boucher also performed a good luck ritual by breaking a coconut. Pandya had suffered an injury during the ODI World Cup and underwent a recovery process at the NCA before training for the IPL in Baroda.