Mumbai Indians fans have moved on leaving behind the disappointment of the IPL 2024 season. Hardik Pandya was warmly welcomed by the audience during the IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). When Hardik came for the toss and was answering the questions of commentator Ravi Shastri, a crowd of Mumbai Indians fans was seen cheering for Hardik.

Hardik looked happy with the support of the audience
Hardik Pandya also looked happy with this support. Hardik won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. The last season was very bad for Hardik as the captain of Mumbai Indians. Mumbai had decided to make Hardik the captain in place of Rohit Sharma in IPL 2024, but the fans did not like this decision and they hooted Hardik a lot.

Last season, Hardik had to face hooting at the Wankhede Stadium, which made things worse for him. Before IPL 2025, Hardik had appealed to the fans of Mumbai Indians to support him and the team. Hardik had said, when I come to bat, hit sixes, and take wickets, cheer loudly for me and the team.

Performance was poor last season.

Mumbai Indians' performance was not good last season under Hardik's captaincy and the team finished 10th in the points table after winning four out of 14 matches. Despite poor performance, Hardik was successful in retaining the captaincy. Hardik could not play in the team's first match this season as he was banned for one match for a slow over-rate in three matches last season. Suryakumar Yadav captained against Chennai Super Kings in place of Hardik. Hardik then took command against Gujarat Titans. Mumbai lost their first two matches.

Made a comeback with a strong win on home ground
Mumbai Indians opened their account of victory by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets on home ground. In this match played at Wankhede on Monday, defending champion KKR, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored only 116 runs in 20 overs losing 10 wickets. In reply, Mumbai brought smiles to the faces of fans by achieving the target in just 12.5 overs thanks to Ryan Rickelton's half-century. Earlier, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings had defeated Mumbai.

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