{"id":8825,"date":"2025-03-11T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=575093"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:08:14","slug":"mi-captain-hardik-pandya-joins-mumbai-indians-camp-straight-from-the-airport-after-indias-champions-trophy-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/mi-captain-hardik-pandya-joins-mumbai-indians-camp-straight-from-the-airport-after-indias-champions-trophy-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"MI captain Hardik Pandya joins Mumbai Indians camp straight from the airport after India\u2019s Champions Trophy triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"453\">After India\u2019s glorious victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, key players from the squad, including captain Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, and head coach Gautam Gambhir, returned to India on Monday. The Indian team received a grand welcome upon their arrival, celebrating their title win in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"699\">However, Hardik Pandya wasted no time and was seen heading straight to the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp, still dressed in the same outfit he wore at the airport, indicating his immediate shift of focus to the upcoming IPL 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mipaltan\/status\/1899350917306327080\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/mipaltan\/status\/1899350917306327080<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"764\">Champions Trophy 2025 Final: India\u2019s Historic Victory<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"1157\">India secured a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final held at the Dubai International Stadium on March 9. The Men in Blue successfully chased down a 252-run target in 49 overs, with Rohit Sharma\u2019s 76 off 83 balls playing a pivotal role. The Indian captain was named the Player of the Match, leading from the front in the high-pressure final.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1193\">Key Highlights of the Final:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1709\">\n<li data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1262\">New Zealand\u2019s innings: Posted 251 all out in 48.2 overs.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1380\">India\u2019s bowling performance: Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav were instrumental, picking crucial wickets.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1535\">India\u2019s chase: Rohit Sharma\u2019s fifty anchored the innings, while Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer contributed with vital runs to seal the victory.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1709\">Varun Chakravarthy\u2019s impact: The mystery spinner finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with nine wickets in just three matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1759\">Hardik Pandya shifts focus to IPL 2025<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"2127\">Just hours after returning from Dubai, Pandya joined the Mumbai Indians camp to begin preparations for the upcoming IPL 2025 season, where he will lead the franchise. With Mumbai Indians\u2019 pre-season training already underway, Pandya\u2019s quick transition from national duty to franchise commitments highlights his dedication to MI\u2019s campaign this year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2453\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The five-time champions Mumbai Indians will be looking to regain their dominance in IPL 2025, with Pandya leading a squad packed with talent, including Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma. With the tournament kicking off on March 22, MI fans are eagerly waiting to see their captain back in action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After India\u2019s glorious victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, key players from the squad, including captain Rohit Sharma, all-rounder\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[143],"class_list":["post-8825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-hardik-pandya"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}