Rohit sharma latest news Updates big change in Mumbai Indians before the IPL auction 2024… Hardik Pandya replaces Rohit as the team’s captain: The auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is set to take place on 19th December in Dubai. Ahead of this auction, a significant change has been observed in the Mumbai Indians team. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will captain the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Hardik has taken over from Rohit Sharma, who led his team to five IPL titles. Mumbai Indians announced this through a statement.
The statement from Mumbai Indians states that they’ve announced a major transition in leadership for the upcoming season. Renowned all-rounder Hardik Pandya is prepared to take over the reins as the captain of Mumbai Indians, stepping into the position held for the longest time by one of the favorite captains, Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians’ Global Performance Head Mahela Jayawardene said, ‘It reflects the true policy of MI to build a legacy and be prepared for the future. Mumbai Indians have always received the blessing of extraordinary leadership, from Sachin to Harbhajan, Ricky to Rohit… These players have not only contributed to success but also kept an eye on strengthening the team for the future. In line with this philosophy, Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 season.
Jayvardhan expressed gratitude to Rohit.
Jayvardhan says, “We express our gratitude to Rohit Sharma for his exceptional leadership. Since 2013, his tenure as the captain of Mumbai Indians has been extraordinary. Under his leadership, the team not only achieved unparalleled success but also secured a place among the best captains in the history of the IPL. Under his guidance, MI has become one of the most successful and popular teams to date. We look forward to his guidance and experience to further strengthen MI.
Hardik Pandya Troll after replacing Rohit sharma as Captain in IPL 2024
Hardik Pandya will take over the reins of the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 instead of Rohit Sharma. However, this news has left fans dismayed on social media. Hardcore Mumbai Indians supporters seem extremely upset about this.
As soon as the announcement regarding Hardik’s captaincy for Mumbai came across all social media platforms, there was a flood of comments on Mumbai Indians’ Twitter (now X), Facebook, and Instagram. Some fans even went as far as saying that they might now unfollow the Mumbai Indians.
On social media, some fans said that Hardik left the Gujarat team for money and has now joined the Mumbai team; this is the worst decision in IPL history.
One person wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Mumbai Indians will be at the bottom of the points table this time, mark my words.”
While another fan even wrote that after Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah deserved to be the captain of Mumbai Indians. Another X user wrote that we can’t accept this; Rohit should remain the captain until retirement.
Additionally, some people said that Suryakumar Yadav could have also captained this franchise team. In reality, Surya is currently leading Team India in T20s.
However, many fans supported the decision of Hardik Pandya becoming the captain of Mumbai Indians. Several fans even shared funny memes and videos in support of Hardik, akin to the film ‘Animal’.
Removing Rohit from IPL captaincy was the worst day.
Apart from this, there was also a group of people on social media who claimed that removing Rohit from captaincy was the worst decision ever. However, some people considered this decision shameful. A fan even went to the extent of saying that Mumbai Indians will have to suffer the consequences of their actions. Many people wrote about Rohit that he is the most splendid captain in IPL history.
Mumbai Indians made this post for Rohit.
After being removed as captain by Mumbai Indians, Rohit shared a post where he was referred to as the king of Mumbai. In a video message, Mumbai Indians wrote, ‘On April 24, 2013, you took over as the captain of MI. You instilled confidence when the team was in crisis. You said ‘smile in victory and defeat.’ After 10 years and 6 trophies, we are here. You will always remain our captain.’ Suryakumar Yadav also shared an emoji in this post. However, this post also received backlash from social media fans.
