After Hardik Pandya, former New Zealand player looks to reunite with Mumbai Indians

Former New Zealand and Mumbai Indians player Mitchell McClenaghan has expressed his desire to reunite with the five-time winners. He played for the team from 2015 to 2020, being part of the title-winning team in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. After being released ahead of the 2021 player auction, McClenaghan had "It's a see you later, not a goodbye". Currently, the left-arm pacer is playing in the ongoing Legends League Cricket for Manipal Tigers.

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Meanwhile, after Hardik Pandya's comeback in the MI, the former New Zealand pacer spoke about fans asking him about his comeback in the team. He said that he is going through coaching courses and trying to learn.

"It's one of the common things get on Twitter, people asking when I'm coming back, but currently I am going through my coaching courses, trying to learn more about that side of the game because it's a sport that I enjoy and a sport that I would like to be involved in going forward. So whether that goes locally back home or globally within the T20 circuit, and who knows? I mean, MI would be a goal of mine to reunite with that franchise, for sure," he smiled during a conversation with Hindustan Times.

I feel bad for Rohit Sharma as he deserved to win the ODI World Cup: Mitchell McClenaghan

On the other hand, the 37-year-old further added that he felt bad for Rohit Sharma after India lost the ODI World Cup 2023 final against Australia.

"I feel really bad for Rohit in particular because I know how much preparation he puts into tournaments, and I know this would have been a big trophy for him to tick off. So from that point of view, I do place my heart, I feel, for how he didn't get the result that he would have wanted and what he probably deserved with how he has turned Indian cricket around in the last couple of years."