'Sachin played under Ganguly': Ashwin stands up for Hardik Pandya amid MI's growing silence on unreal fan hate

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R Ashwin spoke in great detail about Hardik Pandya copping hate from fans after being ascended to captaincy role at Mumbai Indians..

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya didn't have the best of starts to his stint as the side's skipper..

Hardik's appointment as captain met with significant opposition from the franchise's own fans, most of whom seemed to side with Rohit Sharma over his rather unceremonious sacking as skipper..

Amid the relentless trolling of Hardik and the growing silence over his situation from Mumbai Indians, Ravichandran Ashwin, the star Indian off-spinner and member of the Rajasthan Royals, stood in solidarity with his compatriot..

Ashwin further provided an example to prove his point, stating that one of India's greatest cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar, played under Sourav Ganguly after stepping down as captain..

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