Hardik Pandya: Hardik Pandya had one condition for his return.
The IPL auction is scheduled to be held on 19th December in Dubai and before this auction, a news has caught everyone’s attention that Mumbai Indians has replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain and made Hardik Pandya the captain. Mumbai Indians had recently traded Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans and since then it was assumed that he will get the captaincy of the team, but no one expected this next change from next season. Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans performed strongly in the last two seasons. The team won the title in the first season itself, but lost in the finals in the second season.
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Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the history of the league. Under his leadership, the team has won the title five times. Ever since Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy, there has been a backlash from the fans. A new report claims that Rohit Sharma was informed about the change in Mumbai Indians captaincy before the start of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023.
Indian Express According to the report, Rohit Sharma is all set to play under Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024. Reports claim that Rohit Sharma was told by Mumbai Indians at the start of the World Cup that Hardik Pandya was returning to the team, but as captain. Hardik Pandya agreed to come to Mumbai from Gujarat on one condition that he be made the captain of the franchise.
Several meetings were held between Rohit Sharma and the Mumbai Indians management in which Rohit was informed of the need for an immediate change in captaincy and Rohit agreed to a plan to play under Pandya for the next season. Rohit Sharma left the decision of the team’s future to the management.
Mumbai Indians on Friday decided to make Hardik Pandya their captain ahead of IPL 2024. Hardik has replaced Rohit Sharma. After the announcement of the change in captaincy, Mumbai Indians also posted an emotional post on social media for Rohit Sharma.
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