WATCH: “Pura garden ghuma diya”- Hardik Pandya shows Rohit Sharma who is the ‘BOSS’ by asking him to field near the boundary ropes, fans react

Sharma doesn't usually field near the boundary ropes as he used to stand within the 30-yard circle.

WATCH: “Pura garden ghuma diya”- Hardik Pandya shows Rohit Sharma who is the ‘BOSS’ by asking him to field near the boundary ropes, fans react

Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya (Images via X)

All eyes were particularly on Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya when Mumbai Indians locked horns with Gujarat Titans on Sunday (March 24). MI players walked onto the field under the captaincy of Pandya for the first time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The Ahmedabad crowd, however, did not give a warm welcome to Hardik Pandya as they booed the local lad during the toss. Pandya elected to bowl first after winning the toss and during the fielding, made Sharma field near the boundary ropes.

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Sharma doesn’t usually field near the boundary ropes as he used to stand within the 30-yard circle. Pandya was seen exercising his authority, now that he is the captain, asking the ex-captain to move further away. Sharma seemed a bit confused at first, as he could be seen asking the captain whether the message was for him or not.

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In another video, Sharma could be seen running toward the long-on. When the camera focused on Pandya, he told Sharma to change his position again.

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Netizens react as Rohit Sharma was asked by Hardik Pandya to field near the boundary ropes

Though it’s normal in cricket to witness a captain asking the players to stand at different fielding positions, for fans, the visuals of Rohit Sharma following Hardik Pandya’s orders are something else. Instead of the match, most of the fans focused more on Pandya and Sharma.

Hardik Pandya
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya (Images via X)

Some found this hilarious, while some Rohit Sharma fans criticized Pandya for making him field outside the 30-yard circle. Many were eagerly waiting to witness these moments and when it finally happened, netizens did what they do best, that is, making memes and roasting the two players.

Check out their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/Csk28Abhi/status/1771943022407639452
https://twitter.com/JaatMehak/status/1771946323580719526
https://twitter.com/GaurangBhardwa1/status/1771902178896314387

Meanwhile, after GT posted 168/6, Sharma gave a quick start to MI’s run chase. He played 23 balls to score 43 runs with seven boundaries and one maximum at a strike rate of 148.28.

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