Leaders Online Desk: In IPL (IPL 2024) on Sunday March 24, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat (GT vs MI) Titans had a tough match. Gujarat Titans won by six runs in a very exciting match. But in this match, only two players were discussed more than victory or defeat, namely Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Throughout the match, the audience cheered for Hardik Pandya and chanted Rohit's name. Commentator Kevin Pietersen was also surprised to see the ruckus made by the fans against Hardik. (IPL 2024 GT vs MI)
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The match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians (GT vs MI) was played on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. A few days before the start of the season, Mumbai sacked Rohit Sharma and appointed Hardik Pandya as the new captain. This decision of the team management was strongly objected by the fans. Now in the match between Gujarat and Mumbai, Pandya again became the target of the audience due to the same issue. In the match against Gujarat, the audience made a lot of noise against Pandya.
GT vs MI : No player got such treatment : Pietersen
When captain Hardik Pandya came out for the toss, the crowd started chanting against him. At this time, the fans were also chanting 'Rohit-Rohit'. Throughout the match, there was a strong discussion against Hardik. Pietersen said, “I don't know if an Indian cricketer has ever been trolled like this in India. Hardik Pandya is being treated badly by the crowd in Ahmedabad, I have never seen any Indian player. This is a rare occurrence. He added, “Hardik Pandya is the captain of Mumbai. But while running to defend the field or while bowling, the spectators booed Pandya and expressed their displeasure. I have never seen this happen with any player in India.”
IPL 2024 GT vs MI: Fans are upset because Hardik got the captaincy!
On December 15, Mumbai Indians announced the appointment of Hardik Pandya as the captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL trophy five times. He became the captain of Mumbai in 2013. He then led the team for ten seasons. This is the real reason for the fans' anger.
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