Virat Kohli silenced the booing crowd at Wankhede and asked them to cheer for Hardik Pandya.

In a heartwarming display of sportsmanship, former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Virat Kohli urged the crowd to stop booing Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya during their IPL encounter on April 11th.

Hardik Pandya has been a household name since he took over the role of captaincy for Mumbai and has been receiving a lot of criticism from the crowd because of his animated behaviour towards former skipper Rohit Sharma and the continued loss streak of Mumbai. However, Kohli’s gesture might have turned the tide for Pandya.

The incident occurred when Pandya entered the crease in the 12th over after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal. A section of the crowd began booing, but Kohli intervened, gesturing for them to show support instead. His actions appeared to have a positive impact, with the fans switching their jeers to cheers for Pandya. Watch the videos below:

On the field, MI dominated the match. Thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by Jasprit Bumrah (5 wickets for 21 runs), they restricted RCB to a total of 196 runs. In reply, MI chased down the target with ease, winning by 7 wickets with 27 balls to spare. Openers Ishan Kishan (69 runs off 34 balls) and Rohit Sharma led a solid foundation, while Suryakumar Yadav’s explosive knock of 52 runs off just 19 balls sealed the victory for Mumbai. 

With the second win in the bag, MI sits in the seventh position on the IPL points table, while RCB is placed at the second-last position.

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Last Updated on April 11, 2024