Mumbai Indians (MI) are struggling under their new captain Hardik Pandya in the current IPL 2024 season. Pandya’s appointment as captain, replacing Rohit Sharma, has stirred controversy and upset MI fans.
In addition, MI suffered defeats against GT in their opening match of IPL 2024 in Ahmedabad, followed by another loss to SRH in Hyderabad. Furthermore, Hardik Pandya faced criticism from fans at both venues, as they expressed their discontent with him replacing Rohit Sharma as the team’s captain.
Will Fans Get Arrested If They Boo Hardik Pandya At The Wankhede Stadium? MCA Clarifies
Ahead of Mumbai Indians’ (MI) first home game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday, there have been reports of potential fan trouble at the Wankhede Stadium. It’s rumored that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is considering steps to address this issue.
The report from Lokmat Marathi detailed the matter, “MCA has bolstered security and will closely monitor the crowd during the match. Anyone caught harassing or trolling Pandya will be detained and potentially ejected from the stadium. Still, police have the considerable challenge of containing Pandya’s critics among the spectators before Mumbai’s first home game against the Rajasthan Royals.”
MCA officials have quashed speculative reports of deploying additional police force to keep a check on spectators heckling Hardik Pandya at MI’s first home on Monday.
According to an office-bearer, these are “baseless rumours” and the MCA will continue to follow the “BCCI…— Amol Karhadkar (@karhacter) March 31, 2024
There are speculations about increased security measures at the Wankhede Stadium for MI’s home game. Despite facing criticism, Hardik Pandya will lead MI in their home game against RR. However, the MCA has denied rumors of additional police presence for the match on April 1.
“No instructions were given for this specific game. There have been set guidelines issued by BCCI on spectators’ behavior over the years, that is a process that is followed” read an MCA statement.
Hardik Pandya praised Rohit Sharma as a crucial figure for the Mumbai Indians franchise, especially as Rohit marked his 200th match for the team recently.
