Hardik Pandya had a very bad start as a player and captain in IPL 2024. Fans are continuously booing Hardik, while he is also being trolled a lot on social media. Let us tell you that before the 17th season, MI had appointed Hardik Pandya as the captain in place of Rohit Sharma. All the fans were very angry with the decision to make Hardik the captain.

Hardik had captained Gujarat Titans (GT) in the last two seasons and performed well as captain there. But since getting the captaincy of MI, he has been continuously the target of fans. Meanwhile, India’s veteran spinner R Ashwin has now come out in support of Hardik. He has scolded the fans for misbehaving with Hardik.

Ashwin gave class to fans who misbehaved with Hardik Pandya

Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “Have you seen this happening in any other country? Have you seen the fans of Joe Root and Jack Crawley fighting? Or have you seen the fans of Joe Root and Jos Buttler fighting? this is madness. Have you seen the fans of Steve Smith and Pat Cummins fighting in Australia? I have said it many times. This is cricket. This is a cinema culture. I know there are things like marketing, positioning and branding. I don’t deny it. I don’t believe in all this from my side but it is not wrong to be involved in it either.”

The spinner further said, “Fans war should never go down this useless path. We must remember which country these players represent – ​​our country. Then what is the justification for targeting a cricketer? I don’t think why should a team issue an explanation if you don’t like a player and take aim at a player?

We behave as if this has never happened before. Sourav Ganguly played under Sachin Tendulkar and later the opposite happened. Both of them have played under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. All three have played under the captaincy of Anil Kumble and all of them have played under the leadership of Dhoni. When they played under Dhoni, all three were legends. Dhoni has also played under the leadership of Virat.”