India all rounder Hardik Pandya was at the receiving end of a lot of criticism when he returned to the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Upon his return from the Gujarat Titans, the player was immediately made the captain of the franchise, which was not taken well by the fans, who booed him at every venue in the country.
Months later, after Pandya returned to India as a T20 World Cup hero in June, the player once again started getting positive attention from the Wankhede Stadium on social media.
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Following the recent controversy involving Ranveer Allahbadia, the podcaster has revealed about being helped by Pandya from his recent learnings to help him get out of the tough period.
Here's how Pandya gave a reality check to Allahbadia.
Ranveer Allahbadia opened up about the Pandya brothers helping him
Over the summer, multiple polices cases were filed against Allahbadia for his inappropriate comments at a comedy show alongside the online hates and abuses.
Following his legal troubles, the podcaster revealed of being in a dark phase mentally and emotionally, while also opening up about the love and guidance he got from both Hardik and Krunal.
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"Both Hardik & Krunal helped me a lot in this phase - I was talking to Hardik yesterday, I told 'Hey man, times are getting better' - he told 'Good, because times will get worse again, therefore just focus on process,'" revealed Allahbadia.
"He has seen one downfall in his life & he thought that's it, then he had a full booing situation last year - then he won the T20I World Cup for India - he told, just focus on the hard work & skills, none of the noise matter, good or bad, doesn't matter," he added.
With his reality check, Pandya shared his experience as an athlete, who is constantly under the scanner on and off the pitch and the only way to survive is to continue working on what is controllable.
Previously in 2018, Pandya had also received a lot of criticism for his comments in Koffee With Karan, that he eventually managed to overcome by focusing on his game.
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Currently, Pandya is an integral part of India's white-ball setup and was also the vice-captain of both ODI and T20I teams till 2024.
He has also captained India in T20Is before Suryakumar Yadav was eventually given the responsibilities.