Hardik Pandya is hogging the limelight for all the wrong reasons. In the opening matches of IPL 2024, he was seen sending Rohit Sharma to the boundary rope. Former MI captain was seen running all over the ground. Last season, Mohammed Shami had failed to grab a catch and was abused by Hardik who was the then captain of the Gujarat Titans. The situation was so animated that the owners of franchise had to intervene. This season, Hardik also shouted at MI spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
Since assuming the captaincy, Hardik Pandya has been in a different world. He was seen yelling at Mumbai Indians star bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Pandya was shuffling the field when he first ordered Jasprit Bumrah, who was in the 30 yard circle, to go back to the boundary. After a while, Pandya started yelling at Bumrah, who was heading towards the boundary.
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Bumrah was left disappointed but didn’t say anything and followed the instructions.
The incident took place in the 17th over of Kolkata Knight Riders’ innings. In that over, Hardik Pandya was also hit for a boundary. In his four overs, the MI skipper conceded 44 runs and claimed two wickets.
Mumbai Indians are having a disastrous IPL 2024 campaign. The 5-time IPL champions have struggled under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. With only 3 wins in 11 games, their playoff are over.