NEW DELHI: Sanjay Manjrekar's attempt to pacify the Wankhede crowd, who were booing the newly-appointed Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya, stemmed from his belief that their discourteous behavior towards a "big stage player" was unjustified.
The jeering followed Pandya at every stadium after he took over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma, whose successful and popular tenure ended controversially.