{"id":20305,"date":"2024-04-07T01:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T01:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/07\/not-hardik-pandyas-fault-sourav-ganguly-backs-mumbai-indians-skipper-amid-crowd-hostility-in-ipl-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T01:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T01:46:16","slug":"not-hardik-pandyas-fault-sourav-ganguly-backs-mumbai-indians-skipper-amid-crowd-hostility-in-ipl-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/07\/not-hardik-pandyas-fault-sourav-ganguly-backs-mumbai-indians-skipper-amid-crowd-hostility-in-ipl-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not Hardik Pandya&#8217;s fault&#8217;: Sourav Ganguly backs Mumbai Indians skipper amid crowd hostility in IPL | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109089166,imgsize-31624.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Not Hardik Pandya&#8217;s fault&#8217;: Sourav Ganguly backs Mumbai Indians skipper amid crowd hostility in IPL | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Not Hardik Pandya&#8217;s fault&#8217;: Sourav Ganguly backs Mumbai Indians skipper amid crowd hostility in IPL | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: With three defeats in three games, new <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> skipper <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- --> hasn&#8217;t had the start he was hoping for in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League. And to go with that, the flamboyant all-rounder has been up against crowd&#8217;s hostility at various venues as fans have been booing him relentlessly during matches.<br \/>Former India skipper and Delhi Capitals&#8217; Director of Cricket <!-- -->Sourav Ganguly<!-- --> on Saturday came out in support of Hardik, stating the fans behavior has not been pleasing and urged them not to boo the 30-year-old. <br \/>Ganguly pointed out it is not Hardik&#8217;s fault if he has replaced much-loved <!-- -->Rohit Sharma<!-- -->, who shepherded the team in previous seasons. <br \/>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think they should boo Hardik Pandya. It&#8217;s not correct,&#8221; Ganguly told the media here during Delhi Capitals&#8217; training session at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s not correct. The franchisee has appointed him as captain. That&#8217;s what happens in sport. Whether you captain India or you captain a state or whether you captain your franchise, you are appointed as captain.<br \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s (been) appointed captain. Obviously, with Rohit Sharma he&#8217;s a different class. His performance for this franchise, his performance for India has been at a different level as captain and as a player,&#8221; the Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricket<\/a> for Delhi Capitals said. <br \/>&#8220;But then it&#8217;s not Hardik&#8217;s fault that he&#8217;s been appointed as captain. 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