Hardik Pandya disrespected Rohit Sharma: Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans won by 6 runs against Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians in a thrilling match at the Ahmedabad stadium. It was Mumbai Indians’ first game of the season and Pandya’s first match as captain, which added to the excitement of the event.
Fans Are Slamming Hardik Pandya For Disrespecting Rohit Sharma During The Game
Hardik Pandya shoulders the weight of defeat after Mumbai Indians’ loss to Gujarat Titans. In an unprecedented turn, fans, particularly supporters of Rohit Sharma, celebrated MI’s defeat, marking a historic moment. Pandya faced severe trolling on the internet for failing to secure victory in the opening match.
In a thrilling match at the Ahmedabad stadium, Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans clinched a 6-run victory against Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians. The match marked Mumbai Indians’ debut in the season and Pandya’s first appearance as captain, intensifying the excitement of the event.
Moreover, a video circulating on social media shows Hardik instructing Rohit to field on the boundary rope. This surprised Rohit, who seemed to confirm with Hardik if he was indeed addressing him.
Watch the viral video here:
NO HATE TO HARDIK, BUT IT HURTS WATCHING ROHIT LIKE THIS💔#RohitSharma𓃵 #HardikPandya pic.twitter.com/9pw8X3IEKG
— Krati Saini (@_kratisaini) March 25, 2024
Fans are expressing dissatisfaction with Hardik Pandya’s behavior towards former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. From memes to tweets trolling Hardik, fans are leaving no stone unturned to express their disappointment.
Check out the reactions of fans:
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No respect for seniors, did same to Mohd Shami and now captain of ICT #RohitSharma tossing him like a kid
Changing his field positions, ordering him irrelevantlyChapri #HardikPandya deserves all the hate he is getting and precisely this will be last leg of… pic.twitter.com/lw5fvejz0t
— Sherlock Ohms (@Wanmohnev) March 24, 2024
Not a cricket fan and not following IPL
But this shows your upbringing and sanskar .The way Hardik Pandya told to Rohit Sharma for field placement is highly objectionable atleast this international players should have some decency.
Ye gaali ka match nahi hai. pic.twitter.com/53Wfg3ZjsF
— Krutarth🇮🇳 (@JoshiKrutarth5) March 25, 2024
I have never saw Rohit Sharma fielding near Boundaries. He used to field in 30 yards.
Hardik is clearly disrespecting Rohit Sharma.
I think he has forget that Rohit Sharma is Indian Team Capitain. He is capitain for 130 Crore people. #HardikPandya #GTvsMI #MIvsGT #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/wlKKsfV4d3
— Naveen Prasad 🇮🇳 (@inaveenpd) March 24, 2024
Throughout yesterday’s match, Bumrah kept going to Rohit and discussing the field set and many other things, even after the match they kept discussing something or the other, this shows his bond with Rohit.🫡
The way Bumrah ignored Hardik and was laughing at him during the match… pic.twitter.com/GspHkpqPXG
— Abdul Shakoor (@DaharShakoor) March 25, 2024
He used to field inside 30 yards throughout whole match😭😭😭.
Rohit Sharma under Hardik pandya’s captaincy 🔥. pic.twitter.com/HPbwjjSXVG— 𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶.🏴 (@kohlifangirl178) March 24, 2024
Rohit Sharma, in his new role as a batsman, performed impressively, scoring 43 runs off 29 balls before getting out to R Sai Kishore. However, Hardik Pandya struggled, managing only 11 runs from 4 balls before being dismissed by Umesh Yadav.
Despite the six-run loss to Gujarat Titans in their IPL opener on Sunday, Hardik Pandya remained optimistic, stating that there are still 13 matches left in the tournament. He also did not criticize his teammate Tilak Varma, who declined to take a single run at a crucial moment while batting alongside Tim David.
Chasing a target of 169, Mumbai Indians ended their innings at 162/9 in 20 overs, falling short of victory after initially appearing to be on course for a win.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Pandya said: “Obviously we back ourselves to chase those 42 runs (in the last five overs) but it was one of those days where we see the score quite less in those last five overs, we lost a bit of momentum there,”
