A big news came out from the Indian Premier League on Friday. Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful franchises of the league, Rohit Sharma removed from captaincy hardik pandya Was made the captain. Hardik was recently traded to Gujarat Titans. This decision surprised the fans as well as the players. Ever since Pandya was brought back from Gujarat Titans, there was speculation about Rohit Sharma’s departure from captaincy. After announcing the news of change in captaincy, MI posted an emotional post for Rohit on social media, but despite this, the fans are very angry with the removal of Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians confirmed
Mumbai Indians wrote on ‘X’, ‘RO (Rohit Sharma), in 2013 you took over as the captain of MI. You asked us to believe. In victory and defeat, you asked us to smile. Here we are after 10 years and 5 trophies. Our evergreen captain, your legacy will be engraved in blue with gold letters. Thank you.’
Surya shared a heartbroken emoji
On Saturday, Mumbai Indians key player Suryakumar Yadav posted a heartbreaking emoji on Instagram, which went viral. This social media post was seen as a reaction after Rohit Sharma left the captaincy. In a statement on Friday, Mumbai Indians said the change in leadership was part of their future plans and thanked Rohit for his exemplary service to the franchise.
Chennai and Mumbai have won 5-5 IPL titles
Mumbai Indians, along with Chennai Super Kings, are the most successful IPL franchises, both having won five titles each. Mumbai also has the first Women’s Premier League title. Rohit recently led India in the ODI World Cup final. He began captaining Mumbai in 2013, when the franchise won its first IPL title. When he has lifted five IPL trophies.
Mahela Jayawardene said this
Other titles under Rohit’s captaincy came in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Mumbai Indians had made it to the playoffs in IPL 2023. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene, one of MI’s support staff, said that we express our gratitude to Rohit Sharma for his extraordinary leadership. His tenure as captain of Mumbai Indians since 2013 has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Rohit is one of the best captains of IPL
Jayawardene further said that his leadership has not only brought unprecedented success to the team but has also cemented his place as one of the finest captains in the history of the IPL. Under his guidance, MI became one of the most successful and beloved teams of all time. We will look forward to his guidance and experience on and off the field to further strengthen MI.
Rohit has not been playing T20 International for a long time
This important development also raises questions on Rohit’s future in the shortest format. The 36-year-old was heartbroken after India lost the final against Australia in the ODI World Cup on home soil after winning 10 consecutive games. Participating in another ODI World Cup seems impossible but he may return to lead India in the T20 World Cup after six months. However, Rohit and Virat Kohli have not played in this format after the defeat in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year.