After Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 campaign ended with another defeat, team’s head coach Mark Boucher admitted that the MI faithful’s reaction to the change at the helm in captaincy had affected them. Before the IPL 2024 season started, Mumbai Indians changed their captain: handing over the reins to Hardik Pandya. This angered fans, who were miffed by the treatment of long-time captain Rohit Sharma, who led the team to five IPL titles. “I think that if (Hardik) was here, he’d also be disappointed in his performances (in the season). From a captain’s perspective, I thought he had some good games. There’s a lot of stuff going on around him that maybe clouded his thoughts every now and again, which I said is tough for him as a leader as well,” said Boucher after Mumbai lost their final game of the IPL to the Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. Mumbai ended the season at the bottom of the 10-team standings, with eight points from their 14 games. Hardik Pandya’s woes didn’t end with the end …