New Delhi, April 2 -- Hardik Pandya was subjected to vehement booing when former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar introduced the star all-rounder as the leader of the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise at the coin toss on Tuesday. Arriving at the coin toss for matchday 14 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Hardik was given a hostile reception by Mumbai Indians fans in their first home game of the new season against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium.

While completing the toss formality at the famous venue, Manjrekar urged Hardik's critics to behave and respect the MI skipper. "Two captains with me - Hardik Pandya, captain of the Mumbai Indians, a big round of applause, ladies and gentlemen," Manjrekar said. "Behave," the popular co...