"If he needs it…": Bumrah broke his silence on the hooting Hardik is getting in IPL

hardik pandya He faced tough times in the IPL when he was made the captain of Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya was mocked by fans wherever he went. Mumbai Indians’ poor performance in IPL 2024 did not help matters either. The five-time champions finished at the bottom of the 10 teams with their worst performance in the IPL. Hardik Pandya’s Indian and Mumbai Indians teammates Jasprit Bumrah Now he has spoken openly on this issue. Bumrah has openly expressed his views on the hooting of Hardik Pandya and the changes in T20.

Jasprit Bumrah said, “You have to take it upon yourself. This is where the role of the inner circle comes in. We as a team don’t encourage it, we don’t promote it. We don’t think it’s fair. We were with him (Hardik), talking to him, if he needed support. Some things happen beyond your control. If it happened, it happened. When we won the World Cup, the narrative changed. It’s part of the journey. It’s us against the world. We will try to give as much support as possible.” Indian Express,

“We live in a country that is driven by emotions. Fans get emotional and players get emotional too. It does affect that you are an Indian player and sometimes your own fans don’t speak well about you. But that’s the way it is. You have to take it upon yourself because how can you go out there and stop people?”

Bumrah also spoke about the support of the crowd and its steadfastness.

He said, “When I started out, I wanted to be appreciated and people to like me. But then I realised over the years that you can’t please the world. So I thought if it’s a battle you can’t win, then there’s no point fighting that battle. There are so many opinions on social media now, so people should have thick skin.”

“The most effective thing for me is that I don’t take anything too seriously. My game and my family, that’s what matters to me. Today people are praising me, that’s great. If they don’t do it tomorrow, it doesn’t matter to me.”