Hardik Pandya was touted to be the next big thing when he started his international cricketing career. However, the all-rounder’s constant struggle with his back injury in the last two years or so has dented his career a bit.
His short career has been embroiled with controversies and he has found himself in a tight spot yet again as Hardik Pandya faces backlash for his rude behaviour with a fan.
Hardik Pandya faces backlash for his behaviour with a fan
Pandya is not new to controversies as he created a furore with his comments on the chat show, ‘Koffee With Karan’ in the year 2019. Hardik Pandya faces backlash by the netizens for his apparent rude behaviour with one of his fans who tried to click a selfie with him. The fan came up to the cricketer to click a selfie. While doing so, he put his hand on Pandya’s shoulder, but the cricketer removed the hand rudely.
The video of the incident has gone viral and Hardik Pandya faces backlash for rudely removing his fan’s hand off his shoulder. While a sect of the fans is disapproving of Pandya’s act, others are supporting him on account of personal space. The incident took place when Pandya came out of a restaurant recently, where he was spotted by the paparazzi and his fans. The fans thronged him for selfies and that’s when the whole incident happened.
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Though the reactions are mixed regarding the incident, Hardik Pandya faces backlash from the majority of the fans who deemed the act by him rude. As for his career, Pandya is working hard to regain full fitness in order to represent the Indian team and perform well for his team. Considering his performance in the last few matches he has played; the all-rounder may well be overlooked in the ODIs on the tour of South Africa.