ABD not fit to comment on Hardik Pandya's captaincy: Gambhir

Hardik's captaincy on return to Mumbai Indians came under the scanner this season as the five-time champions were the first team to get knocked out of the playoffs race. The Indian all-rounder failed to inspire his team on his return after two years as some of his decisions also faced backlash from fans and critics.

Meanwhile, De Villiers also talked about Pandya's captaincy in one of his videos on YouTube, in which he made some unfiltered comments about it. However, he has now slammed the media to take it out of context.

“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,” De Villiers said in the video.