{"id":9875,"date":"2026-05-15T03:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/ashwin-tells-hardik-to-build-thick-skin-as-ipl-social-media-heat-rises"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:29:50","slug":"ashwin-tells-hardik-to-build-thick-skin-as-ipl-social-media-heat-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/ashwin-tells-hardik-to-build-thick-skin-as-ipl-social-media-heat-rises","title":{"rendered":"Ashwin Tells Hardik to Build Thick Skin as IPL Social Media Heat Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hardik Pandya has always attracted noise around his name, and IPL 2024 only intensified it. His switch from Gujarat Titans (GT) to Mumbai Indians (MI) triggered anger from supporters in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, with the criticism echoing even at neutral venues. Now, fresh concerns are resurfacing: Hardik has missed matches for MI due to an injury, and speculation has begun about what comes next for him in the franchise.<\/p>\n<h2>Social media, injuries and the \u201cthick skin\u201d debate<\/h2>\n<p>While the chatter has often been tied to results on the field\u2014both Hardik\u2019s performances and MI\u2019s overall showings\u2014Shardul Thakur offered a more grounded view. He pointed to the impact of injuries and said that online reactions are a mix of accuracy and misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Thakur later addressed Hardik\u2019s absence after MI beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets in Dharamsala. Hardik did not travel for that match.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thakur said a lot of the online discussion is a combination of correct and incorrect claims.<\/li>\n<li>He noted Hardik was injured, which meant he could not travel for a couple of games.<\/li>\n<li>Thakur added that Hardik went to Raipur for the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on May 10, but could not take part.<\/li>\n<li>According to Thakur, Hardik is now training in Mumbai and is expected to return for the game in Kolkata against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) next Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>Thakur said players like Hardik are always missed because of the quality they bring to a side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What MI have said about Hardik\u2019s condition<\/h2>\n<p>The precise details of Hardik\u2019s injury have not been fully clarified, but MI\u2019s head coach Mahela Jayawardene did reference a \u201cback issue\u201d following MI\u2019s defeat by RCB. The all-rounder last played on May 2 and has since been out of three matches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jayawardene referenced a \u201cback issue\u201d after the loss to RCB.<\/li>\n<li>Hardik\u2019s last appearance came on May 2.<\/li>\n<li>He has missed three games in total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the two matches where Hardik was absent, Suryakumar Yadav\u2014the India T20I captain\u2014led the side. On Thursday, against PBKS, the leadership role was handled by Jasprit Bumrah.<\/p>\n<h2>Ashwin on captaincy, responsibility and fitness questions<\/h2>\n<p>R Ashwin, speaking on ESPNcricinfo TimeOut, pushed back against the idea that Hardik\u2019s captaincy alone should be blamed for MI\u2019s struggles this season. He argued that when a team as a whole fails to deliver, it is unfair to single out the skipper.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin also emphasized that Hardik\u2019s leadership credentials are not something that can be wiped away easily\u2014citing his time at Gujarat Titans, where he delivered major success, including an IPL title and a runners-up finish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashwin said he would not \u201creview\u201d Hardik\u2019s captaincy this year because blaming the captain in such seasons is unfair.<\/li>\n<li>He argued that the responsibility should not fall solely on Hardik when the team has not managed to perform consistently.<\/li>\n<li>He said it is unrealistic to expect Hardik to take blame for everything.<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin highlighted that Hardik was part of Gujarat Titans\u2019 success, with two standout seasons\u2014one ending in a title and another in a runners-up finish.<\/li>\n<li>He stressed the challenge of replacing an established white-ball captain in Mumbai, referring to the franchise\u2019s history and the difficulty of stepping into Rohit Sharma\u2019s shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin pointed out Rohit has won five IPL titles and also won a T20 World Cup.<\/li>\n<li>He said replacing such an incumbent captain naturally brings intense fandom and pressure, and that surviving social media demands \u201cthick skin.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hardik\u2019s IPL 2026 numbers and wider concerns<\/h2>\n<p>IPL 2026, in particular, has been a difficult run for Hardik. MI\u2019s campaign has been marked by heavy setbacks, with only occasional wins, and the franchise became one of the first teams to be knocked out of playoff contention. In that context, Hardik\u2019s batting output has been below par.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hardik averaged 20.85 with the bat.<\/li>\n<li>He scored 146 runs across eight innings at a strike rate of 136.44.<\/li>\n<li>He took four wickets with an economy rate of 11.90.<\/li>\n<li>Suryakumar Yadav, according to the same season tally, has made 195 runs from 11 innings at a strike rate of 144.44.<\/li>\n<li>Jasprit Bumrah has taken three wickets in 12 games, while maintaining an economy rate of 8.53.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ashwin\u2019s view on why captaincy blame may not be fair<\/h3>\n<p>Ashwin also widened the lens to bowling and match control. He said MI\u2019s bowling has leaked runs in many directions, which makes it hard to isolate the captain\u2019s decision-making as the root problem.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashwin said he would not judge captaincy much because the bowling has been conceding runs in every direction.<\/li>\n<li>He described a pattern where overs costing six or seven runs are followed by even bigger overs of around 15 runs.<\/li>\n<li>He argued that captaincy is shaped by how the team performs, not just by isolated calls.<\/li>\n<li>He acknowledged that some decisions may be debatable, but maintained that results often reflect the broader team effort.<\/li>\n<li>He added that the coach also plays a role by sending players into roles and conditions, so the skipper cannot be held responsible alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fitness and batting mechanics: Ashwin\u2019s specific questions<\/h3>\n<p>Even with that defensive stance on captaincy, Ashwin did raise concerns about Hardik\u2019s physical readiness, based on what he has observed while the batter has faced deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin said he has noticed something unusual in Hardik\u2019s timing\u2014specifically that he has been arriving very late to the ball. He questioned whether this reflects an ongoing physical problem and suggested it could connect to the back issue or other related concerns like arm injuries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashwin said he found it \u201cinteresting and strange\u201d how late Hardik has been on the ball.<\/li>\n<li>He asked whether Hardik is going through something physically.<\/li>\n<li>He said if there is a physical factor, it may explain the late movement and could become better with recovery.<\/li>\n<li>He emphasized that Hardik is not a player who should miss the hard-length deliveries.<\/li>\n<li>He pointed out that Hardik tends to hit those balls \u201c15 rows back,\u201d calling it a concern if he is late instead.<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin listed possible explanations he would want to know, including whether the back issue has affected his batting, whether there is a hand problem, or whether it could be something like tennis elbow.<\/li>\n<li>He also wondered if Hardik\u2019s bat feels heavier than it should be and whether he needs to recalibrate his setup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Final word: value of the player and what Ashwin would watch next<\/h2>\n<p>Ashwin concluded by stressing that Hardik is a once-in-a-generation talent and that he has been a key driver of India\u2019s current T20 strengths, serving as a \u201clinchpin\u201d in that development. Ashwin said a poor season is something he can digest\u2014especially after a T20 World Cup campaign of the kind Hardik has been part of.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that Hardik likes space and tends to operate within his own zone. For Ashwin, the main concern remains the late arrival on the ball while batting. Apart from that, he suggested that the rest of the assessment should be left open until Hardik\u2019s form and physical condition become clearer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashwin called Hardik a once-in-a-generation player.<\/li>\n<li>He said Hardik\u2019s impact has been central to India\u2019s T20 mastery.<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin said a bad IPL season is \u201cdigestible\u201d to him, particularly after a T20 World Cup of that magnitude.<\/li>\n<li>He said Hardik\u2019s natural style involves liking space and staying in his own zone.<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin\u2019s main worry was Hardik being late on hard-length deliveries.<\/li>\n<li>He said everything else was acceptable and he would not judge the other aspects of Hardik\u2019s game harshly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardik Pandya has always attracted noise around his name, and IPL 2024 only intensified it. 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