Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has been in the eye of the storm ever since he replaced Rohit Sharma as the franchise’s skipper. The all-rounder has been booed across venues, with even MI’s home ground Wankhede not sparing him of the differential behaviour from fans. Former CSK star Robin Uthappa reckons Hardik Pandya must be undergoing mental health issues surely and that the criticism directed at him shouldn’t be encouraged.
Hardik Pandya under mental strain?
“He has the calibre to be an all-time great for Indian team. He was let go by the team who discovered him, he went to another franchise. After winning 3-4 titles with them, he left. He must have felt a little bad; that will be there. He went to GT, won a title and finished runners-up in another. Then the conversation began,” Uthappa began.
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“This guy knows… he’s well aware of the mocking, trolling, the memes about his fitness. You don’t think it hurts him? It hurts any human being. How many people know the reality of it? Hardik is dealing with mental health issues, for sure. We, as people, I understand are emotional. But it is not right to impose this kind of treatment on any human being. It is unbecoming as a society for us to do that to someone and be okay with it. We should not be laughing on it, should not be forwarding it.”
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