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Mumbai Indians’ new skipper Hardik Pandya, who started his captaincy with a six-match defeat to Gujarat Titans on Sunday, had an avoidable incident in the stands as fans got into fights with each other . A video has surfaced on social media in which fans can be seen punching and kicking each other during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. It’s unclear what led to the ugly feud between fans, but things quickly turned ugly and a lot of people got involved.

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As for the match, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya was asked many questions about the incident that happened on the field. He was asked about the decision taken by batsman Tilak Varma, who refused to bowl a single at a crucial moment while batting with Tim David.

MI set a target of 169 and ended with 162/9 in 20 overs and they looked set for victory.

“Obviously, we backed ourselves up to chase those 42 points (in the last five overs), but that was one of those days where we saw quite a few runs in the last five overs and we lost a little bit of momentum there,” Pandey Ya said during the game. Post-game presentation.

“It feels good to be back because it’s a stadium you can enjoy and feel the atmosphere is lively and obviously the crowd was packed and they played a good game too.” When asked about Varma’s refusal to play singles , the skipper said: “I think Tilak felt it was a better idea at the time. I fully support him. It is not a problem, (we have) 13 games left.” Shubman, new captain of Gujarat Titans Gill was full of praise for his bowlers, especially spinners R Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan, who performed brilliantly despite the dew at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

“I thought the way the kids kept their nerve and the way we bowled in the death overs, especially with the dew coming in, I thought it was special.

“With the dew, the spin the way the ball was pitched, they made sure we stayed in the game. It was all about applying pressure,” Gill said.

MI captain Pandya won the toss and invited GT to bat first keeping the dew factor in mind.

Gill added, “We just want them to feel the pressure. Our plan is to keep the pressure on and wait for them to make a mistake.”

With PTI input