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Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar took an unprecedented step on Monday evening when he asked the Wankhede crowd to "behave" after they broke into probably the loudest boos for Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya at the toss..
The all-rounder looked on with a wry smile, unfazed at the ambience, which somewhat implied that he probably expected it despite it being his cricketing homecoming..
Giving his two cents on the unhappy crowd and how Hardik can win them over, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu dropped an "MS Dhoni" mention.cs..
Speaking on Star Sports, Sidhu reckoned that the behaviour from the fans were directly related to Mumbai Indians removing Rohit from the leadership role, after the incumbent India captain led the franchise to five IPL titles between 2013 and 2023..
Sidhu was also rather direct in pointing out that Hardik needs to get his combination right as he lashed out recalling the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad where the team scored a record 277 against Mumbai..
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