Hardik Pandya, who has taken over as Mumbai Indians captain following Rohit Sharma’s decision to step down, has become the subject of much trolling online, prompting R Ashwin to support Hardik.
Mumbai Indians fans have displayed much hostility towards all-rounder Hardik Pandya during two of their most recent matches: one against former squad Gujarat Titans and then against Sunrisers.
Ashwin had come out in support of Pandya on his YouTube channel after one user asked whether Mumbai Indians should issue an official statement against what he perceived to be an unfair transfer. Ashwin responded by agreeing with Pandya.
Ashwin responded that neither the player nor the franchise has any role; the responsibility lies solely with supporters.
Hardik Pandya was subjected to furious booing following his move from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians, with reports citing this outrage coming from Gujarat’s perceived sense of betrayal by Pandya leaving their team. These jeers continued even throughout Hyderabad’s game a week later. This coming Monday will mark his first home game, so it remains to be seen whether Wankhede will meet resistance similar to those of Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
Have you seen anything similar happen in another country? Have you witnessed fans of Joe Root and Zak Crawley fighting or confrontation between Joe Root fans and Jos Buttler fans? “Ashwin bemoans the fact that he witnessed fans of Steve Smith and Pat Cummins clashing in Melbourne, Australia. It is absolutely ridiculous!”
“This point has been brought up several times: cricket has its roots in film culture. While I do not endorse branding and positioning strategies used to market and position products and services for marketing and positioning purposes, my perspective does not disprove these practices either – though from a moral perspective they may be debatable,” commented Amir Ali.
Fan wars should never descend into such hostilities. Remember that these players represent our country; why is it appropriate to jeer at cricket players? He continued, “I find this whole situation perplexing as there seems no reason for any team or individual member to try to rectify or mitigate such an occurrence – it seems we act as though nothing like this has ever occurred before,”
Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid all played under each other’s captaincy before playing for MS Dhoni, as evidenced by this.
Sachin Tendulkar served as Sourav Ganguly’s coach, while Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly each held leadership roles on their teams. Both individuals have also played under Anil Kumble, while Dhoni (the captain) considered each part of his cricket jambhavans (giants). According to him, Dhoni himself also played under Virat Kohli.
“It is imperative that we get our act together. Do you realize the scope of the issue? Each of us prefers staying inside, gazing out the window, and having someone else take care of our garbage; when it comes to doing it ourselves we simply do not care to bother doing so ourselves. Therefore it is crucial that we first correct ourselves.”
This event is a real-time sporting event that brings real-time emotions into play, but this project aims to find ways to overcome those emotions, fight them back, and achieve balance within our cricket game. Comparisons between real sports and movies cannot ever be made; hero worship and adoration both hold immense appeal.
“I am in favor of it completely. Enjoy what aspects of your favorite players you enjoy without doing so at the expense of another player being put down. “This is something I hope never happens again in our country,” according to his description.
Wankhede will host the Mumbai Indians for their inaugural home game against Rajasthan Royals, which is set for Monday.
