Hardik Pandya
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IPL 2024: Boucher Admits, Fans Reaction To Captaincy Switch Affected Mumbai Indians Performance
Lucknow Super Giants: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher admitted that the fans' reaction to the change in captaincy from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya affected the team's performance in IPL 2024.
The tumultuous season for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2024 reached its nadir on Friday as the team succumbed to an 18-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Wankhede Stadium, marking their tenth-place finish with only four wins from 14 matches.
The dramatic and controversial switch in captaincy from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya has been at the center of this disappointing campaign, and head coach Mark Boucher didn't shy away from addressing the impact of fan reactions on the team’s performance.
