[Watch] GT vs MI: Hardik Pandya Got Booed By Ahmedabad Crowd At Toss

In what was a largely awaited event of the IPL 2024, the new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was received with a chorus of loud boos from the crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Gujarat Titans, who were led by Hardik Pandya in the last two seasons, hosted Mumbai Indians for both teams’ first match of the season. The 30-year-old all-rounder replaced Rohit Sharma, who led MI to 5 IPL titles, immediately as the MI captain, ending Rohit’s decade-long captaincy stint.

Pandya’s return to MI, where he spent 7 seasons from 2015 to 2021, and his being propelled to the captaincy position of MI has been a major talking point among the fans.

Many had expected the Ahmedabad crowd to boo Hardik Pandya on his return to Narendra Modi Stadium, and that is what happened.

When Ravi Shastri announced Pandya’s name at toss, it was followed by a loud boo from the crowd. It grew further when Pandya won the toss and began to speak.

Watch: Hardik Pandya Got Booed By Ahmedabad Crowd At Toss

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Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first, citing the possibility of some dew later in the evening.

Pandya said at toss: ‘We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if the dew arrives. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is Gujarat, a lot of success came in Gujarat, very grateful to the crowd and this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, so really good to be be back. It’s been almost two weeks, we started the camp. Boys are very eager to go out there and perform. We had wonderful practice matches and practice nets. All are looking good. The excitement is a different feeling.’

Teams:

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood

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