The craze for Rohit Sharma at the Wankhede Stadium has been unreal. This has been quite evident during the fourteenth match of the tournament. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The match will take place between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the iconic stadium.
The poor treatment towards Hardik Pandya continued even at the Wankhede stadium. The Mumbai Indians captain was booed by the crowd when he approached the toss. If this were not enough, when he came up to bat, he was greeted with boos and similar treatment followed when he came out.
However, it did not stop there as Hardik Pandya was feted with chants of “Rohit Rohit” as Mumbai Indians took the field. The all-rounder was welcomed with the same chants at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad and the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
In the ongoing game, fans at the Wankhede Stadium are going crazy over Rohit Sharma as they have made calls to see him captain the team once again. But at the same time, they are making sure not to go easy on Hardik Pandya. However, Rohit urged them not to do so.
During the tenth over of the match, the only thing that could be heard were shouts of ‘Rohit, Rohit’ from the fans. However, when the ball reached Hardik Pandya, the crowd booed him, but the former team captain, who was playing along the boundary ropes, asked the fans to stop. The video of the incident went viral on the Internet. Look here:
Rohit Sharma tells the crowd not to boo Hardik Pandya. #MIvsRR #RRvsMI pic.twitter.com/Qcf2wvplb5
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Coming into the game, Mumbai Indians did not have a great outing with the bat. Rohit Sharma got a golden duck, while Hardik Pandya top-scored for the team with 34 runs. They finished with a total of just 125 runs on the board.
However, with the ball, Mumbai Indians make sure to give their best with the ball. They have picked wickets at regular intervals and are keeping things tight at the Wankhede Stadium. They would hope to take a few more wickets and have the game completely under their control.
Rohit Sharma achieves an unwanted feat to his name in the IPL
After getting a golden duck in the ongoing game against Rajasthan Royals, Rohit Sharma got an unwanted record to his name. He became the batsman with the most ducks in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), joining Dinesh Karthik at the top.
Rohit Sharma now has 17 ducks in the Indian Premier League along with Dinesh Karthik. Glenn Maxwell, Piyush Chawla, Mandeep Singh and Sunil Narine are in the list with 15 ducks to his name.
Most ducks in IPL
17 – Rohit Sharma
17 – Dinesh Karthik
15 – Glenn Maxwell
15 – Piyush Chawla
15 – Mandeep Singh
15 – Sunil Narine
Rohit Sharma had a great outing in the first two league matches for Mumbai Indians. The Indian captain now hopes to make a big impact in the team’s upcoming games. Heading into the tournament, the leadoff hitter will be extremely crucial for his team.