Every time there’s an event in Mumbai, the country’s financial center, it’s clear that Mumbai is the home of some of the country’s most enthusiastic and vocal cricket fans in the nation.
As Mumbai’s Mumbai Indians prepare to play their first game at home in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday against the Rajasthan Royals, there is plenty of anticipation about how the crowd will react to the new style for the franchise. Hardik Pandya is expected to be captain from veteran Rohit Sharma, who has led Mumbai Indians to 5 IPL championships.
In the two first matches during the first two games of the Indian Premier League 2024 in Mumbai, Hardik has already been slammed at two different venues. Hardik was the victim of the ire of Gujarat Titans fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and this was to be expected since Hardik had quit the club to return to Mumbai after helping them win the title in their inaugural season.
However, supporters of Hardik were also criticized during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In the present, as Mumbai is preparing to face Rajasthan Royals in the first home match for the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium, there is the impression that Mumbai supporters will express their anger over Hardik’s promotion to the position of captain.
There have been instances in the past where the Wankhede crowd had not spared the lives of famous players such as Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli.
In the 2005-2006 series with England, Sachin was booed by an entire section of the crowd when he fell following only one hit from 21 balls in the series-deciding. The incident occurred during the match. As Sachin returned to the crowd after having pushed off the ball from James Anderson, supporters could be heard cheering for the legend playing in a historic Test match. Sachin had just broken Kapil Dev’s Indian record of 131 games.
“It is imperative to point out that a few boos from fans in the vicinity of the venue followed Sachin Tendulkar’s departure, Sachin Tendulkar. The boos of Sachin in Wankhede Stadium Wankhede Stadium must have been the first time that it has ever been witnessed, Michael Atherton observed on television.
The supporters of Wankhede protested against India’s Virat Kohli.
During an IP 2013 match, the Wankhede supporters didn’t spare Virat Kohli. But they didn’t save him. An argument over a run-out during the game with Mumbai Indians was the reason for the decision. Kohli participated in the incident.
In the incident involving Mumbai’s Ambati Raymondudu, who was putting his bat down before it flew into the air when he met cricketer Vinay Kumar, Kohli requested a strike to get out of the way. Kohli threw the ball into the stumps. He then asked for an out after the ball had been released.
As a response to rude criticisms received by the audience repeatedly, Kohli responded angrily during the news conference.
According to the public, this was a problem for a handful of athletes in the past. This was seen before. Why do they become more agitated in this Indian Premier League? What’s wrong with the people who are in this stadium? I’m still determining. I don’t know.
Indian Premier League is not an end in itself. A statement from Kohli after the match said, “And they forget that the players they are booing for also play for their country.” “All it does is incite hatred among the players,” the coach claimed. Considering the final analysis, you’re playing for India and not in this country to be snubbed and criticized; it’s a bit unusual to feel like this. The people of India will applaud me once I return to the government to take on India. The system is not operating in this way. He said, “When you come to Bangalore, you see how much appreciation there is for Indian players.”
“People are incredibly grateful for excellent cricket. I’m unsure why people in this field have become so hostile and abrasive towards other teams. I’m not sure why they’re so hostile. “It isn’t all that bad in the world like I’ve said before,” Kohli stated in the press conference held after the match.
