Last season, Pandit was sacked as the coach of Mumbai after the team lost to Gujarat in the final. He had a pretty successful stint with Mumbai over five years as their coach, finishing as champions on three occasions. So when Pandit was given the pink slip, he had a point or two to prove. With this win, he surely had the last laugh. In an exclusive chat with The Quint, Chandrakant Pandit opens up about the challenges faced by him this season before he did the unthinkable.