AB de Villiers Clarifies "Not Genuine, Ego Driven" Remark On Hardik Pandya Amid Captaincy Row

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been a constant target for trolls since the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign. Fans didn't welcome the management's decision to strip Rohit Sharma of his captaincy responsibilities while awarding the same to the India all-rounder. As MI endured tough results in the ongoing IPL campaign, becoming the first side to be knocked out, pressure intensified on Hardik, with several questions being raised over his leadership credentials. Even former Royal Challengers Bengaluru and South Africa star AB de Villiers seemed to have called out Hardik's 'bravado-style' captaincy. But, he has now issued a clarification.

"I see there is a lot of activity on X about the comments I made about Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians. And it's a shame that journalism and reporting has got so low (laughs). And I am very happy that some of you have pointed it out, taking some of those comments out and leaving the rest," AB de Villiers said in a video on his Without the full context of what has been said, it's better to avoid sharing bits and parts of a piece, as someone's full opinion.