'I DARE ANYBODY TO BOO HIM': AMBATI RAYUDU'S STERN WARNING TO FANS AGAINST TROLLING HARDIK PANDYA

From being booed to guiding India to the T20 World Cup title, life completed a full circle for Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder shone with the ball as his excellent spell in the T20 World Cup final helped India to defeat South Africa by 7 runs in the final.

Leading to the tournament, the Indian vice captain didn’t seem to have the desired preparation as he faced severe criticism since replacing Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians captain before the start of IPL 2024.

The situation turned worse as a section of the home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium booed the 30 year old during IPL 2024. But the former Gujarat Titans captain has now proved his doubters wrong.

Hardik had the responsibility to bowl the last over and he did his duty with sheer distinction as he removed the dangerous David Miller followed by a wicket of Kagiso Rabada. Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu hailed Hardik’s contribution and warned anyone of booing the player further.

The player said on Star Sports, "I think it is great on his part. Such great mental strength and now I dare anybody to boo him in India. You know, if you can. If you can try and do that, you will know you will know it and he is an amazing individual and I have played with him, you know, in my state team. And he's an amazing guy, an amazing human being, and that's why that's why he could come through this storm, get through this storm that he had just a few months back and to come back that strongly is unbelievable and you know he's a world champion now.

"He's been a match winner for India for a very, very long time and today he has shown it again. You know his value in the fight by picking that wicket of Klaasen and then totally finishing the game for India. Look at that. Look at that emotion."

Hardik is expected to fill in Rohit's shoes as the latter announced his retirement from the shortest format after the T20 World Cup final.

2024-07-02T05:20:36Z dg43tfdfdgfd