Hardik Pandya booed in Ahmedabad© BCCI/Sportzpics
New Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya had a night to remember as the five-time champions suffered a six-match losing streak against former club Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Hardik, who was leading MI in his first game as captain, was also booed by fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The jibes even got commentators talking, with former England captain Kevin Pietersen admitting he was surprised as it was the first time he had come across such an incident involving an Indian player.
“I have never seen any Indian player being booed the way Hardik Pandya was booed here in Ahmedabad. It is rare,” he said in the commentary box.
West Indies legend Ian Bishop, who was also in the commentary box, was confused when he heard the boos and asked: “What can he do to win them back?”
Brian Lara, a legend of the sport decided to answer Bishop’s query saying: “Play for India…next time they play here” Bishop and Peterson haha laughing out loud.
Although the match ended in defeat for Mumbai, Hardik said it was not a problem as there are still 13 games left in the league. “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 award ceremony.
“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’s not a problem, (we have) 13 games left,” he added.
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