GT vs MI: Fans Troll Hardik Pandya For His Decision To Bowl Himself In The First Over – When it comes to cricket, the stakes are frequently just as high as the emotions. The Mumbai Indians’ charismatic skipper, Rohit Sharma, has won five Indian Premier League championships and been beloved by the team’s ardent following for a long time. He is equal to MS Dhoni in terms of IPL captaincy success.
But in the lead-up to IPL 2024, the Mumbai Indians took a daring move by appointing Hardik Pandya, the explosive all-rounder and previous captain of the Gujarat Titans, as team captain. In an effort to start again, this choice infuriated the faithful, who were quick to criticise and even anger Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians fans.
Pandya had a sensational run with the Gujarat Titans, guiding the young team to an IPL championship in their first season of 2022 and almost repeating the feat in 2023, when they made it all the way to the final. The loyal of the Gujarat Titans felt betrayed by his sudden return to the Mumbai Indians before the 2024 auction.
GT vs MI: Fans Troll Hardik Pandya For His Decision To Bowl Himself In The First Over
As luck would have it, the cricketing gods set up a nail-biting match between the Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat Titans in the first match of the IPL 2024 of both the teams at Ahmedabad’s famous Narendra Modi Stadium. During the player introductions, the name Pandya echoed throughout the stadium, and the home audience, filled with contempt, let out their displeasure by booing.
Pandya, unfazed by the harsh welcome, won the toss and chose to bowl first, adding fuel to the flames. The fact that he chose to bowl himself in the first over only added fuel to the fire, as fans took to social media to mock and insult him. The cricket story is a never-ending roller coaster of emotions, with each unexpected development heightening the spectacle. It seems like Hardik Pandya will have a very difficult time in IPL 2024 with all his decisions.
