Hardik Pandya prevails to be the talk of the town for one reason or the other. The 30-year-old cricketer was recently appointed as the captain of Mumbai Indians, but the fans are not at all happy with the switch.

For the unversed, Rohit Sharma was previously captaining Mumbai Indians, and Hardik Pandya took over the captaincy, which did not sit right with the MI fans, who since then are miffed with the player. Recently, a video of Hardik is going viral on social media from his initial cricketing days, and fans are not impressed with his greed for money.

Hardik Pandya, with his brother, Krunal Pandya, once appeared in a fun interview session with Vikram Sathaye on WTD, where the former revealed that he is utterly disappointed to know that the 'man of the match' prize money gets divided among the team. Hardik added that when he started playing for MI, his contract was for INR 10 lakh, but by the end of the season, he won the 'man of the watch' awards and the 'super striker' title. For which he got an additional two lakh as a reward.

Upon winning these prize money rewards, Hardik was very happy and shared his excitement with Harbhajan Singh, who laughed on his face. Later, Nita Ambani broke the news to him that all these prize money rewards were distributed among all the team members. Hardik was utterly disappointed with the news as he planned to shop with all that extra money.

As soon as this video surfaced online, netizens took to the comment section to express their views on it. While some took a funny dig towards Hardik, comparing his situation to CTC vs cash in hand situation, others mocked him and called him money-hungry.

On April 1, 2024, Mumbai Indians played against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Here, all MI fans started booing Hardik Pandya, and this continued all through the match. Former captain Rohit Sharma then came in support of Hardik and gestured the crowd to slow down and stop mocking Hardik.