Hardik Pandya is suffering mental health issues due to booing in IPL games.
Since the start of IPL 2024, Hardik Pandya has faced substantial criticism from fans, particularly after he replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.
This decision was met with significant disapproval from many supporters.
Whenever Hardik Pandya has appeared for the toss or undertaken actions on the field, he has frequently been subjected to boos from the fans in attendance, including at Mumbai Indians’ home-ground, the Wankhede Stadium.
This ongoing scrutiny has undoubtedly placed considerable pressure on Hardik Pandya.
The Mumbai Indians’ inconsistent performance at the beginning of IPL 2024 has only compounded the challenges he faces.
Robin Uthappa, a former member of the Indian cricket team who was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning squad, recently discussed Hardik Pandya’s situation in depth on The Ranveer Show.
Despite the public scrutiny, Hardik Pandya himself has not publicly addressed the matter.
“He is a guy who has got the calibre and potential to be an all-time great for Indian team. He was let go by the team which 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 said.
Hardik Pandya suffering mental health issues
“The mocking, trolling, the memes about his fitness. You don’t think it hurts him? It hurts him. It hurts any human being. How many people actually know the reality of it? Hardik is dealing with mental health issues, for sure. We, as people, I understand, as Indians, we 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 along with it. We should not be forwarding these memes.”
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Uthappa added that the all-rounder is right in securing his career.
“It’s our job, yes it’s passion too, but it’s what puts the food on the table for me. My job is on display for you to criticise. A corporate person’s job is not on television to criticise, or have an opinion about either. When that is the case, you have to exercise a certain amount of empathy and dignity to the other person to allow them to fail. One of the most beautiful things we did as a country is our expression to love, and our reaction to our Indian team after we lost the World Cup. That’s how we should be as a society, and as Indians,” said Uthappa
