Twitter was awash with emotions when former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar implored the audience at Wankhede Stadium to ‘behave’ before the toss before IPL 2024’s Match 14 between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals on Monday, April 1. Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Rohit Sharma was a long-time captain of Mumbai Indians (MI). However, MI decided to replace him with Hardik Pandya this season. This decision faced a lot of criticism from fans. Before MI’s first match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, Pandya was booed by fans. The booing continued during MI’s second match versus Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. Fans expressed displeasure at Pandya replacing Rohit as captain.
In anticipation of this, and because it was Hardik’s first IPL home game after taking over from Rohit Sharma, Sanjay Manjrekar had to beg the Mumbai fans to behave while announcing the captains during the toss.
Sanjay Manjrekar’s appeal has gone viral on the internet, with various opinions coming in from all around the cricketing world on the social networking site ‘X’ (previously Twitter). Here are some notable responses to Sanjay Manjrekar’s comments during the toss:
Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians Hope to Break Losing Streak in IPL 2024 Early Matches
The Mumbai Indians are now ranked bottom in the ongoing IPL 2024 points table, having lost two matches in a row. While they came close to chasing down the 169-run goal against the Gujarat Titans, they finally lost by six runs. Despite surrendering the league’s highest team total (277/3), Pat Cummins’ side battled hard and finished with a score of 246-5.
The five-time champs aim to bounce back in their home opener. Iconic Wankhede Stadium hosts this clash. But upstaging Rajasthan Royals, victors in their initial two games.