SRH vs MI IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians are set to travel to Hyderabad for the highly anticipated match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match is important for SRH and MI after both lost their respective opening games. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match, while Mumbai Indians went down against Gujarat Giants at Narendra Modi Stadium in what was Hardik Pandya’s first game as MI captain.
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Hardik Pandya Trolled Ahead Of SRH vs MI IPL 2024 Match
There’s no denying that Hardik Pandya has come under a lot of scrutiny for the way Mumbai Indians handed him the captaincy duties. Not only that, the manner in which he left Gujarat Titans franchise has made him public enemy-no-1 for GT fans.
Pandya was booed at the toss by the Gujarat fans. Every move he made, every step he took, every time he made changes in the field, fans saw everything through the microscopic lenses. In one video, Hardik was seen sending Rohit Sharma to the long on boundary and the fans didn’t like that moment even a bit.
Now ahead of the SRH vs MI IPL 2024 match, a video has surfaced on social media where some fans can be seen trolling Hardik Pandya. Watch:
Scenes from Hyderabad metro. 😂
— Aryan 🇮🇳 (@Iconic_Hitman) March 26, 2024
Hardik Pandya's humiliation loading in Hyderabad too. @hardikpandya7 your ego messed up with wrong person 🥵pic.twitter.com/nMD1Sb7SVh
Pressure Mounts On Hardik Pandya and Pat Cummins Ahead Of SRH vs MI IPL 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad forked out INR 20.5 crores for the services of Australian captain Pat Cummins in the IPL mini auction in December 2023. Not questioning the Aussie captain’s skills, but SRH’s decision to spend a huge sum on Cummins’ services has been questioned by cricket pundits and fans alike. It’s no secret that Cummins has failed to transform his brilliant test form into the white-ball format, especially in T20s. Even during the KKR match, Cummins bowled mainly in the middle-overs, which irked some SRH fans.
Hardik Pandya is also under immense pressure which comes when you are captaining a side as big as Mumbai Indians. But for Hardik, the situation is different. He replaced fan-favorite Rohit Sharma as the captain which didn’t go down well with the fans. Also, some of the decisions he made during the match against GT, like demoting himself to No-7, had plenty of “WHY” factor.
