Ishan Kishan hugs 'champion' Hardik Pandya, pens emotional note ...

MI wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan met his captain Hardik Pandya after the all-rounder's return. Ishan penned an emotional note to Pandya and posted the video of him embracing the India vice-captain.

Ishan Kishan's warm gesture to Hardik Pandya. (Courtesy: AP)

MI wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan met Hardik Pandya upon the all-rounder's arrival in India. Kishan went to meet his MI captain at his home and posted an emotional note on Instagram. Kishan, who was not a part of India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad hugged Pandya at his home on Friday, 5 July.

Kishan took to Instagram and posted a video of him embracing Hardik Pandya. Kishan captioned the photo with a heartfelt message hailing Pandya for getting through hardships.

"You faced so many things these past few months yet you stayed calm and focused. And today bhaiya you got the result of your hard-work, honesty and sincerity. There’s so much more i feel and want to say but words will fall short. You are a champion and you are rare," Ishan Kishan wrote on Instagram.

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya finally reached home after a long outing in the USA and West Indies. Pandya was able to meet his son for the first time on 5 July after India's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in Barbados. The vice-captain of the Indian team celebrated the T20 World Cup 2024.

Hardik Pandya had a busy day on Thursday, 4 July. Pandya first landed with Team India early in the morning in New Delhi. Pandya met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's house and then flew out to Mumbai. Pandya went through an emotional rollercoaster during the bus parade and felicitation ceremony in Mumbai.

Pandya was heckled and abused by this same Mumbai crowd during the IPL 2024 season when he had taken over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma at MI. Pandya, who debuted for MI in the IPL, had left the team and gone to captain GT in the 2022 and 2023 editions of the tournament. The all-rounder returned to MI in 2024 amidst much controversy, which had the fans divided.