After PBKS defeated MI in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2, ex-RCB batter AB de Villiers said, "I feel for [MI captain] Hardik Pandya and the questions he had to face afterwards." "It’s tough being a captain, there’s a lot of emotion involved. I’ve been there, and it’s never easy to admit [that] things didn’t go as planned," de Villiers added.