The brand new MI skipper Pandya was booed by the followers when he got here out for the toss whereas chants of ‘Rohit Rohit’ (former captain Rohit Sharma) reverberated all through your complete stadium.
In the course of the toss, when Ravi Shastri launched the captains, Pandya was met with boos from the followers.Even after profitable the toss, they continued to jeer at him when he started to talk.
Former England participant and commentator Kevin Pietersen expressed his astonishment upon witnessing the group’s response, stating that he has by no means seen an Indian participant obtain such remedy earlier than.
“I’ve by no means seen any Indian participant getting booed like they’re booing Hardik Pandya right here in Ahmedabad. It is a uncommon occurring,” Pietersen stated on air.
Pietersen additionally raised doubts about Pandya’s resolution to bowl the primary over himself as a substitute of choosing Jasprit Bumrah.
Why is Jasprit Bumrah not opening the bowling? I do not perceive this”. Fellow commentator Sunil Gavaskar endorsed his view: “Excellent query. Very, excellent query.”
In the meantime, Pandya credited his beginning place Gujarat for his success however made it clear that cricketing beginning happened in Mumbai.
“Feels good to be again. My birthplace is Gujarat, quite a lot of success got here in Gujarat, very grateful to the group and this state. My cricketing beginning occurred in Mumbai, so actually good to be again,” Pandya stated on the toss.
