Why Hardik Pandya took over as Mumbai Indians captain in favor of Rohit Sharma before the 2024 Indian Premier League
Recesses are really disguised new beginnings. With his resignation as Mumbai Indians captain, Rohit Sharma brought an end to a chapter in Indian Premier League history (IPL). Since taking the captaincy throne in 2013, veteran opener Rohit, the most successful player in IPL history, has led Mumbai Indians to five IPL victories. Under Rohit’s leadership, the Mumbai Indians have won five titles: in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. In the run-up to the 2024 season, record-breaking Mumbai Indians announced all-rounder Hardik Pandya as their new captain, bidding farewell to a period of highs and lows.
Prior to the mini-auction in Dubai, Pandya, the all-format captain Rohit’s deputy with Team India, recently returned to the Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans (GT) in an all-cash transaction. As Rohit’s deputy in the 2023 World Cup, Pandya established himself as a key member of Team India’s management group by organizing the Gujarat Titans’ championship victory in their inaugural campaign. Last season, Pandya’s Gujarat team faced Dhoni’s CSK in the final after winning the IPL trophy with GT. Pandya reportedly had one requirement when he left GT to join MI: he had to guide the team in the league’s highest paying division.
Prior to the mini-auction in Dubai, Pandya, the all-format captain Rohit’s deputy with Team India, recently returned to the Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans (GT) in an all-cash transaction. As Rohit’s deputy in the 2023 World Cup, Pandya established himself as a key member of Team India’s management group by organizing the Gujarat Titans’ championship victory in their inaugural campaign. Last season, Pandya’s Gujarat team faced Dhoni’s CSK in the final after winning the IPL trophy with GT. Pandya reportedly had one requirement when he left GT to join MI: he had to guide the team in the league’s highest paying division.
What is Rohit’s next move?
Rohit, who is entering the latter stages of his remarkable career, last participated in a Twenty20 international match for the 2006 world winners in Australia during the World Cup 2022. In six T20 World Cup games, Rohit scored 116 runs at an average of just 19.33. The skipper of India scored just one half-century at the ICC tournament the previous year. One month following India’s 2023 World Cup elimination, Rohit has not yet addressed his T20I future. Returning to captain India in the Test series against South Africa is the 36-year-old. During the whole white-ball phase of the South Africa tour, the Indian captain is rested. There are also many rumors that the Hitman has already played his last Twenty20 International match for the Asian team.
