The children’s coach Indian National Cricket Team Rohit Sharma captain Dinesh Lad reacted to the appointment of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the new captain of Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rohit Sharma’s notable captaincy era in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ended on Friday, December 15, when Mumbai Indians (MI) announced the appointment of Hardik Pandya as the team’s new captain going forward.
“Mumbai Indians today announced a major leadership transition for the upcoming 2024 season. Renowned all-rounder Hardik Pandya will take the helm as captain of the Mumbai Indians, succeeding one of the oldest, most successful and loved captains, the illustrious Rohit Sharma,” MI said in an official press release.
Hardik Pandya started his career in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians (MI), but the franchise released him ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. He then joined the Gujarat Titans (GT) and led the team extremely well . He won the trophy as captain in his first season and then led the team to the final in 2023.
He was traded by Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the IPL 2024 auction and the franchise had identified Hardik as Rohit’s successor and wanted to ensure a smooth transition like in the past when the captaincy baton was passed from Sachin Tendulkar to Harbhajan Singh and then Ricky Ponting to Rohit Sharma.
“I don’t think Rohit Sharma has any problem” – Dinesh Lad
In a chat with MyKhel, Dinesh Lad said that Rohit Sharma will have no problem playing under Hardik’s leadership and it will not affect his batting performance either.
“I don’t think I have any problem. He is a cricketer and does not think about captaincy. He wanted to play cricket. So playing with Hardik I don’t think it will pose any problem for him,” Lad told MyKhel.
Rohit Sharma, after being named captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, led the team to 5 IPL titles: in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Overall, he led the franchise. in 163 matches in the IPL and Champions League T20, winning 91 matches and losing 68.