Hardik Pandya was seen shouting at Mohammed Shami as Sunrisers Hyderabad threatened to end Gujarat Titans’ winning streak in IPL 2022. Hardik and Shami bowled two economical overs each with the new ball, but Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma took SRH back. Track chasing a target of 163 runs.
In the 13th over of the innings, Hardik came back for his second spell and was immediately dispatched for two back-to-back sixes by Kane Williamson. Excited and incensed, Hardik Pandya conveys his displeasure to Shami, whose lack of third-man effort to take the catch of Rahul Tripathi tickled the GT captain.
Social media fans picked up on Hardik’s abuses and there was an instant discussion on social media. Hardik’s fans were furious when he shouted at a fellow Indian cricketer.
Dear Hardik, you are a terrific captain. Stop taking it out on your teammates, especially a senior person like Shami. #IPL #IPL2022 #GTvsSRH pic.twitter.com/9yoLpslco7
— Bodhisattva #DalitLivesMatter (@insenroy) 11 April 2022
Can’t believe Hardik Pandya has insulted just a senior player and an Indian legend, Mohammad. Shami preferred to save the boundary for not taking a risky catch. Hardik’s temper tantrums have flared up during difficult situations. #GTvsSRH #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/yAyMmFkRwS
— glowed (@glowred) 11 April 2022
Just look at Kane Williamson’s reaction when Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi and Markram dropped catches and compare it with Hardik Pandey’s reaction to Shami’s catch, Pandya yelling at his senior teammate Shami, that’s what a leader and a captain is like. is the difference between #SRHvGT
— yakush_tyagi (@Ykush_Tyagi) 11 April 2022
Worst captain!
Hardik abused Miller for his mistake in the previous match, now against senior grade A player Shami. @gujarat_titans@BCCI @ IPL @jayshah @SGanguly99 @ShuklaRajiv There is no disciplinary committee for IPL (International League) to investigate this kind of activity.?— Nayeem (@Engr_MdNayeem) 11 April 2022
Shami should have gone for that catch!
Also Hardik is not a good leader. #IPL2022 #GTvsSRH— compulsive #PBKS fan (@manwithcam590) 11 April 2022
Very soon players are going to stop playing for Hardik. He runs himself out in the last game and blames Miller, now Shami. @gujarat_titans Choose your captains wisely. #SRHvGT
— Lux Pursuits (@LuxPursuits) 11 April 2022
Hardik Pandya, who was dropped from the Indian team after the T20 World Cup in UAE last year, is in good form for GT in IPL 2022. He has done well with the bat and made significant contributions with the ball – he hasn’t taken wickets but has been mostly economical in the powerplays.
On Monday, Hardik conceded only 5 runs in his first two overs and was dismissed for 16 in the third.
Hardik Pandya is one of the most high-profile all-rounders in Indian cricket but his inability to bowl in recent years has made it difficult for selectors to pick him in Indian teams across formats.
Matthew Hayden, who was on air for commentary duty, said that Hardik Pandya was emotional and such things can happen.
Captains are known to be animated in the IPL – a high-octane T20 tournament. A few years back, MS Dhoni took to the field during CSK’s match against Rajasthan Royals, getting angry with umpire Ulhas Gandhe over a no-ball dispute.
Hardik’s display of emotion in a tense match may have matched, but the fans didn’t like his words. A few months back, India captain Rohit Sharma kicked the ball against the West Indies after Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed a catch on his own delivery and it did not make it good to watch TV.
Suffice it to say Hardik’s aggressive tone for a senior India colleague may not do the fans many favors.
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