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Once more boos rang out in the Wankhede Arena as Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya neglected to hook on to a troublesome opportunity against Rajasthan Royals in match 14 of Indian Chief Association (IPL) 2024.

Jos Buttler drove uppish to full-length conveyance by Jasprit Bumrah and Pandya plunged to one side, got his hand to the balls yet couldn't hang on as it jumped out. It was a screamer of a shot and Pandya put forth an eminent attempt to get it. His splendid yet pointless endeavor got boos from a segment of the group.

While the group was booing Pandya while watching replays of his work on the big screen, a fan ran into the field from the third-man locale and raced to Rohit Sharma who was handling in the slips. As the man contacted him, Rohit was initially surprised and afterward embraced him as the contribute trespasser stood front of him. The trespasser was at last accompanied out of the arena by security staff.

This was the fifth time that Hardik Pandya was pestered by the group at the Wankhede on Monday. He was first irritated by a portion of the onlookers during the press-match practice.

Boos rang out again when Hardik was presented by reporter Sanjay Manjrekar for the throw. Manjrekar requested that the group act. Once more however the group scoffed him when he began to address the telecaster after the throw.

Pandya kept up with his cool and kept on talking even as the booing proceeded. However he kept an indifferent expression, obviously the Mumbai Indians chief was not content with the manner in which he was being treated by the fans for a choice taken by the establishment.

Yet again the observers responded with scoffs when Pandya strolled to the wrinkle to bat. Be that as it may, they turned in support of himself as Pandya pounded a couple of satisfying shots as he and Tilak Varma raised 56 runs for the fifth wicket.

Hardik, who was designated Mumbai Indians captain in a sudden choice by the establishment instead of fan-most loved Rohit Sharma who has driven the establishment to different IPL titles, was booed by fans at Ahmedabad in their competition opener against Gujarat Titans. It was normal as Hardik had shockingly moved from Titans to Mumbai Indians just a little ways off of IPL 2024 and passed in the group in the wake of driving them to the title in 2022 and next in line place in the last version.