Former Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma was seen partaking in a heated exchange with the incumbent MI captain Hardik Pandya on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (March 24). In a video that has taken the web by storm, Rohit might be seen speaking to a few members of Gujarat Titans earlier than Hardik involves hug him from behind.
The act took Rohit completely unexpectedly and he regarded animated whereas speaking to Hardik. The incident unfolded whereas Akash Ambani and Rashid Khan had been additionally interacting with one another close by and Rohit’s animated response additionally left them shocked.
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Notably, Hardik changed Rohit because the captain of Mumbai Indians in the lead-up to the IPL 2024 season. MI have confronted a variety of backlash from cricket followers for making the transfer and the help for Rohit is on the rise since then.
Even throughout the recreation on Sunday, many cricket followers who turned up on the Narendra Modi Stadium had been seen holding banners that learn, “Rohit will always be my captain”.Â
Meanwhile, MI misplaced their IPL 2024 season opener to Gujarat Titans by six runs after they did not chase 169 down in their allotted 20 overs. However, skipper Hardik is assured that his aspect can flip issues round in time with nonetheless 13 video games to be performed in the season.
“Obviously we back ourselves to chase those 42 runs [in the last five overs] but it was one of those days where we see the score quite less in those last five overs, we lost a bit of momentum there. It feels good to be back because this is one stadium where you can enjoy and feel the atmosphere quite lively and obviously the crowd was full and they got a good game as well. (On Tilak Varma turning down a single to Tim David during the 17th over) I think Tilak felt that was a better idea at that point of time. I completely back him. Not an issue, 13 games to go,” mentioned Hardik throughout the post-match presentation.
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