Former Indian cricket group head coach Ravi Shastri believes that Mumbai Indians followers should be affected person with skipper Hardik Pandya and cease booing him through the IPL 2024 matches. Hardik changed Rohit Sharma because the MI captain after finishing a sensational commerce from Gujarat Titans however beneath his management, the group has misplaced three consecutive matches within the competitors. The response from a piece of the group has been lower than beneficial as Hardik was booed through the residence match towards Rajasthan Royals. Shastri mentioned that Hardik is a brand new captain and on the finish of the day, the followers should be keep in mind that the all-rounder is a “human being like them”.

“You have supported the team over the years. In just 2-3 matches, they won’t be a bad team. They are 5-time champions, after all, they have a new captain. Just be patient, you know the bloke you’re getting after is a human being like you. At the end of the day, he has to sleep in the night. So just think about it, be calm,” Ravi Shastri mentioned on Star Sports.

“My thing to Hardik would be ‘calm, patient, ignore and then just focus on your game’. You get a couple of performances going.. they are a terrific side, if they win 3-4 matches, everything will subside. You will, things will change,” he added.

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya on Tuesday asserted that the previous champions is not going to hand over and can proceed to combat within the ongoing IPL regardless of slumping to a hat-trick of defeats.
“If there’s one thing you should know about this team, we never give up. We’ll keep fighting, we’ll keep going,” Hardik posted on X.

Hardik has been dealing with the ire of followers since changing Rohit Sharma as MI captain. The all-rounder was booed within the group’s opening two matches and the group hostility was at its peak in MI’s first residence sport of the season on Monday.

To add to the woes, beneath his captaincy MI’s marketing campaign on the 2024 IPL bought off to a disastrous begin as they sit on the backside of the desk following three losses on the trot.

However, MI are recognized to be perennial gradual starters. In 2015, they misplaced the primary 4 video games earlier than occurring to win the title.

Hardik’s poor captaincy calls have additionally been questioned — whether or not it was not giving Bumrah the brand new ball or sending Tim David forward of himself towards Gujarat Titans.

The change in captaincy has not sat properly with the legions of MI supporters. On Monday, chants of ‘Rohit Rohit’ crammed the Wankhede with the Indian captain himself asking the group to not jeer Hardik.

Mumbai Indians will subsequent face Delhi Capitals at residence on Sunday.

(With PTI inputs)