Mumbai Indians got off to a very poor start in their IPL 2024 home match against Rajasthan Royals on Monday as their batsmen failed to fire. It’s been a forgettable season for Mumbai Indians, who have lost three games in a row and are at the bottom of the ten-team table. To add insult to injury, the captaincy change from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya left many fans angry. Pandya has been booed during MI matches and the same was true at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
During this time, a video went viral on social media in which it was alleged that Rohit Sharma’s placard and a quote from a famous Bollywood film were not allowed at the Wankhede Stadium. “Rishte mein toh hum tumhare, team leader The placard read “baap lagte hain”. It’s unclear whether the video is authentic. NDTV could not ascertain whether the video was shot outside the Wankhede Stadium.
The Mumbai Indians management did not allow any Rohit Sharma poster to enter the stadium.
This is hypocrisy at its finest. Fans are the biggest stakeholders of IPL and cricket.
So why should fans buy your tickets? ?shame! #rohitsharma #mumbaiindians pic.twitter.com/tomvTRWIhf
— (@retiredMIfans) April 1, 2024
There are rumors that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has started planning measures to crack down on fans targeting Hardik.
However, MCA denied this and said they will follow BCCI guidelines on crowd behaviour.
News 18 quoted a statement from the MCA as saying: “No instructions have been given for this specific match. Over the years, the BCCI has laid down a set of guidelines regarding spectator behavior and this is the process to be followed.”
Talking about the match, a clinical Rajasthan Royals hammered Mumbai Indians by six wickets to register their third win in the Indian Premier League and Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pan Dia continues to be the target of fans’ ire. on Monday.
After Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11) and Trent Boult (3/22) combined to suffocate Mumbai Indians with the bat, restricting them to After 125/9, Riyan Parag (54 not out) struck another top-notch knock to take Rajasthan Royals to the top spot in the IPL standings.
The 22-year-old Parag has continued to make huge strides this season and his batting reflected his maturity and aggression, playing some brilliant knocks while being single-minded until his team crossed the finish line.
Parag’s batting was replete with five fours and three sixes as Royals reached 127/4 in 15.3 overs, winning with 27 balls to spare.
Meanwhile, there was no let-up in Pandya’s performance as he was booed several times in his first home match for Mumbai Indians. Pandya was booed when he came on for warm-up drills, and when he came on to throw the ball, the fans thrashed him again.
With PTI input
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