Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya (3rd right) and Gujarat Titans' skipper Shubman Gill (2nd left) with TV commentator Ravi Shastri (left) and match referee Javagal Srinath (2nd right) at the toss as MI face GT in IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (March 24). Photo: BCCI/IPL
Hardik Pandya booed at Narendra Modi Stadium as MI face GT in IPL 2024
MI and GT are playing their first match of the season. Hardik has replaced Rohit as MI captain.
Hardik Pandya, the new captain of Mumbai Indians (MI) was booed on Sunday (March 23) inside the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as his team faced Gujarat Titans (GT) in an IPL 2024 game.
This was MI and GT's first match of the season. Hardik has replaced Rohit Sharma as Mumbai's skipper for this season, and he was booed at the toss by the fans inside the stadium.
Hardik was GT's captain for two seasons and led them to a title win in their debut year in 2022. He returned to his old franchise Mumbai ahead of IPL 2024.
Last year, Hardik-led GT lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final of IPL 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rohit's fans were disappointed with MI for appointing Hardik as skipper. Hardik faced and MI faced severe backlash on social media.
