The Board of Control for Cricket in India had decided to observe a minute of silence before the game's start today to show respect for the deceased in the Palalgam terror attack. When both teams assembled in a queue, Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians skipper, standing right beside the umpire, was seen adjusting his clothes. When all the players were standing still, in their attention pose, the only one moving was him. And this did not go well with the fans. While someone condemned the act, few tagged him as characterless. Hardik pandya i have so much respect for you, but that's how you behave in moment of silence? Continuously kept on talking and laughing.#PahalgamTerroristAttack #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/MHJzTUGvp0 — U’ (@utkarsh_tweetz) April 23, 2025 hardik pandya is the most characterless player I have seen pic.twitter.com/URgRJGnqfw — ` (@goatforreal____) April 23, 2025 Hardik Pandya is embarrassing. #PahalgamTerroristAttack pic.twitter.com/rx26AXPz3Z — La Vie En Rose (she/they) (@noima_me) April 23, 2025 Hardik Pandya is Nitish Kumar of cricketpic.twitter.com/q1oKXC05Kx — 𝐍𝐏𝐋 (@NPL_45) April 23, 2025 Shameless Hardik Pandya was laughing in the Moment of 1 min silence 💔🙂#SRHvsMIpic.twitter.com/QpnBZQIGfq — Aniket 𝕏 (@ImAniket264) April 23, 2025 Read also: Mohammad Amir Slams PCB Silence After World Cup Return 26 innocent heads were shot down in South Kashmir's Pahalgam; one of them was an inhabitant who tried to save the Hindu tourists. Cricketers and celebrities around the country have called off the brutal, cold-blooded act, and BCCI urged players from both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians to wear black armbands and observe 1 minute of silence. There will also be no cheerleaders and no DJ on the ground. Speaking of Hardik, he did express his grief for the deceased during the toss and had shared his thoughts on his Instagram account as well. Instagram story of Hardik Pandya 💔 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Gp7vgNYkv7 — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 23, 2025 Notably, Sunrisers managed to score 143 runs, loosing 8 wickets, thanks to Henrich Klassen's 71 runs, and the impact player Abhinav Manohar adding 43 runs down the order.