Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has joined his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Mumbai Indians (MI) facing the 2024 edition of the competition. The announcement was made via MI social media on Monday, March 18.
Rohit Sharma will not lead Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He has been replaced as captain by star fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Pandya was traded by the Mumbai Indians franchise from Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the IPL 2024 season for INR 15 crore. When Pandya joined the team, MI traded Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to free up some money.
Pandya’s arrival at MI came as a big surprise to many as the all-rounder had a great time with Gujarat Titans (GT) in his 2-year stint. Since he joined the Ahmedabad-based franchise after being released from MI, Hardik Pandya won IPL 2022 as captain and led the team to the next season’s final. He was also having a blast with both bat and ball and his success with the Gujarat Titans (GT) helped him become part of the Indian team’s leadership group.
Meanwhile, when Hardik Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma as captain, fans lashed out at the franchise and labeled it as a wrong decision. Notably, Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in IPL history as he has guided MI to five titles.
Amid the captaincy saga, Hardik Pandya and the MI head coach held a press conference on Monday, and on the same day, Rohit Sharma joined the franchise.
Mumbai Indians took to their social media to announce the arrival of the former captain in a hilarious way. They used the gem of Rohit Sharma’s stump microphone “Anyone who enters the garden will screw everyone.” to announce your arrival. Notably, this comment by Rohit was made during the Test series against England and went viral on social media.
They shared a video with the title, “Woh aa gaya…Ro aa gaya (Rohit is here).” Additionally, in the video you can see a boy telling his friend, “She came. “Who doesn’t let a human into the garden?”
Watch: Mumbai Indians announce arrival of Rohit Sharma
… !#A family #indiosdemumbai @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/TId1LOUgnr
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 18, 2024
Meanwhile, during the press conference, Hardik Pandya said that Rohit Sharma will always be there for him and he just needs to carry on Rohit’s legacy.
“It won’t be different, he will always be there to help me. You mentioned that he is the captain of the Indian team, which helps me because this team, what they have achieved, they have achieved under him… from now on, it is about what he has achieved, I just have to continue forward. that,” Pandya said in a media interaction here.
“I don’t think it’s uncomfortable or different. It will be a good feeling because we have been playing for 10 years. “I have played my entire career with him and he will have his hand on my shoulder throughout the season,” he added.