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He may not have expected a reception of any kind from the crowd on his Mumbai Indians homecoming, having faced the wrath of the fans in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad over the last fortnight..
But failing to win them over with Mumbai incurring a third-straight defeat in IPL 2024, perhaps left him distressed as he walked towards the MI dugout on the ground and sat their alone after the match against Rajasthan Royals..
The boos rang throughout the course of the match, and perhaps even louder than what Hardik faced in the last two venues as Mumbai dished out a horrid batting performance against the Royals..
Hardik then walked towards MI dugout and sat their alone while the rest of the players abandoned him and walked off the ground towards the pavilion..
Hardik took the blame upon himself for Mumbai's loss against Rajasthan at home as he reckoned that his dismissal allowed the visitors to bounce back in the match..
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