'Hope Hardik Pandya benches Rohit Sharma in next match' - Ex-MI skipper brutally trolled for bagging golden duck vs RR

All eyes were on Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians locked horns against Rajasthan Royals on Monday (April 1) in their first home game of the ongoing IPL 2024.

The right-handed batsman was playing an IPL game at the Wankhede Stadium as a non-captain for the first time in over a decade. Rohit Sharma led MI from 2013 to 2023 before being sacked and replaced by allrounder Hardik Pandya. Unsurprisingly, expectations were sky high from the former MI captain.

However, the India skipper failed to live up to the expectations and was out for a golden duck. Up against his former IPL teammate Trent Boult, Rohit Sharma once again showed that he struggles against left-arm pacers.

On the fifth ball of the over, Boult bowled an angled delivery that was going away and Rohit Sharma poked at it and ended up edging the ball behind the stumps where Sanju Samson took a fine catch. With Rohit Sharma falling for a duck, few fans were quick to have some fun at his expense.

Here are some of the reactions to Rohit Sharma’s dismissal for a golden duck:

left arm pacer just takes a breath

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Most Ducks in IPL :

Rohit Sharma – 17 🐣 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->j<!---->T<!---->I<!---->f<!---->V<!---->n<!---->u<!---->M<!---->k<!---->e

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With today's duck, Rohit Sharma has been dismissed 178 times out of 241 innings for under 30 runs in IPL, this makes around 75% of his IPL career

For someone being an IPL opener since many years now, this is so pathetic for the hype he gets.

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hope Hardik benches net negative Rohit in the next match. Go full villain!

— Mihir (@goatstapenko) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Hardik Pandya getting booed in every match.

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— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Golden Duck For Rohit Sharma

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During IPL, Rohit and Dhoni are mostly seen here in their innings.

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Rohit falls first ball, Wankhede in shocked silence

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First ball duck for Rohit Sharma and his fans troll Virat Kohli for single handedly carrying RCB 😭🔥 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->C<!---->t<!---->i<!---->p<!---->o<!---->9<!---->d<!---->v<!---->j<!---->u

— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Duck for Rohit Sharma 😭
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Seven wonders in the world may be somewhere else but the 8th one is here💥

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— Jaanvi🏏 (@that_shutterbug) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Duck Duck Everywhere Golden Duck
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So now it goes down to Hardik saving MI today at Wankhede ! Hope he does it ! Atleast for the fans who booed him

PS – I am a huge Rohit fan but don’t have anything against Hardik either !

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Rohit mi used to dominate every franchise now every franchise dominating hardik MI

— Vish Lachhwani (@priyankit_fatej) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

ya, hardik is opportunistic. but does that make him the villain? it was MI's under the table mafia-giri that created this mess. it was MI who wanted him. it was MI who accepted to dethrone rohit sharma the architect of MI. bro, ambani is your real culprit. go boo outside Antilia.

— Neeche Se Topper (@NeecheSeTopper) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Rohit to hardik …..
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— Akash Yadav (@aaakkashhhh) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Rohit Sharma. Virat kohli on
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Look at how these silly fans are behaving with Hardik Pandya, but Rohit Sharma remains silent like a saint. Why can't he come out and ask his fans to behave properly? Karma has given his fans a reason to keep their mouths shut for an inning, TBH.
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Talking about the game, RR are in the driver’s seat after making a solid start with the ball. Boult dismissed Rohit Sharma as well as Naman Dhir for golden ducks in the very first over to reduce his former team to 1 for 2. In the third over, he struck once again and dismissed Dewald Brevis for a golden duck as well to leave Mumbai Indians reeling at 14 for 3.

Ishan Kishan played a handful of big shots but did not last long. He was dismissed by Nandre Burger for 16. At the time of writing this report, MI were on 54 for 4 in the seventh over with captain Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma in the middle.

The five-time IPL champions are eyeing their first win of the season. They began their campaign under new captain with a loss against Gujarat Titans. They lost their second game against Sunrisers Hyderabad as well. On the other hand, the Royals have won both of their first two games.