Saturday , November 23 2024

Before the start of IPL, Hardik Pandya worshiped Ganpati, Mark Boucher grew coconut

A few months before the start of IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy. Hardik Pandya has been made the new captain of Mumbai. Hardik was ruled out of the 2023 ODI World Cup and has been away from cricket since then. Now he is all set to return in IPL 2024. He also joined his team Mumbai Indians on Monday and was given a special welcome. He entered the Mumbai team for the first time as captain and first of all offered flowers and garlands to God. The team's head coach Mark Boucher also grew coconuts.

Rohit Sharma's fans got angry

The video of Hardik Pandya's welcome has been shared by Mumbai Indians on their official X handle. The way Hardik Pandya was welcomed in the Mumbai Indians camp and the head coach was seen breaking coconuts. After which the fans got angry. There were mixed reactions from fans on social media. The anger of Rohit Sharma's fans was clearly visible on this post.

What was the reaction of the fans?

First of all, some fans reacted to this video and called it a drama. Many people said that this is the beginning of decline in Mumbai's graph. Some people even said that God forbid these two i.e. Mark Boucher and Hardik Pandya should ever be happy together. Rohit Sharma's fans were making such comments. Some fans of Hardik were also seen commenting on this post.

mumbai indians schedule

Mumbai Indians team will start its IPL journey from 24th March. In this match, Hardik Pandya will face his old team Gujarat Titans. Apart from this, the team will play only four matches in the schedule announced till April 7.

  • Mumbai Indians Vs. Gujarat Titans, March 24 (Ahmedabad)
  • Mumbai Indians Vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, March 27 (Hyderabad)
  • Mumbai Indians Vs. Rajasthan Royals, April 1 (Mumbai)
  • Mumbai Indians Vs. Delhi Capitals, 7 April (Mumbai)

mumbai indians team

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Bruys, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Vadera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya. (Captain), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dheer, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.