IPL (Indian Premiere League)
Every year new controversies emerge, this time its MI captaincy.
IPL : Is Rohit Sharma Leaving Mumbai Indians?
Due to that, question arises, is Rohit Sharma leaving Mumbai Indians? Or will he stay, as it does not look good for now, after a recent fight with his junior and MI captain Hardik Pandya.
As happened recently where Captain Hardik Pandya took complete control of the process in his first match as skipper of the Mumbai Indians even as the 5-time champions lost to Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2024 opener in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 24.
In a video, Hardik was seen controlling Rohit Sharma on the field as the former captain was moved around on the field during Gujarat Titans’ innings at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rohit Sharma, who has been used to fielding inside the ring, was a little surprised when he was asked to field in the deep by newly-appointed captain Hardik Pandya. The Baroda all-rounder looked animated as he wanted to get his field placements right in the final over of the Gujarat Titans innings.
Hardik there asked Rohit to go to near the boundary rope after the former captain was fielding inside the 30-yard circle. After Rohit took a position along the boundary, Hardik wanted his former captain to move to his right further as he made sure bowler Gerald Coetzee had the right man at the right areas.
See how it happened and results, credits Sports Tak on Youtube:
Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdLZCe_jGhQ
A section of fans did not like what they saw as Rohit Sharma had to do the running in the final over of the Mumbai Indians’ contest. While it’s normal for a captain to use his best fielders at the right spots, emotional Rohit Sharma fans took to social media to lash out at Hardik Pandya.
In fact, Rohit Sharma took a catch in the deep in a rare sight as the former Mumbai Indians captain played the team man’s role to perfection. In the 8th over of the match, Rohit took Shubman Gill’s catch at long-on after Piyush Chawla tempted the Gujarat Titans to mistime a big shot.
Anyways, Mumbai Indians looked a settled camp as captain Hardik and former captain Rohit were seen having a light-hearted lengthy chat after the end of the match on Sunday.
Mumbai Indians next face SunRisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Wednesday and the 5-time champions will be keen on bouncing back to winning ways. God Bless MI Team, as the season has just started.