The Mumbai Indians team has removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy ahead of IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya has taken charge of MI in place of Rohit. Fans were very angry with Mumbai when Hardik Pandya was made captain. Rohit was the captain who won five IPL trophies for Mumbai but he was still not allowed to remain captain of the team.
After Rohit Sharma was removed from the captaincy, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan spoke about Rohit Sharma’s ‘position’ at Mumbai Indians. There is no doubt that Rohit is an experienced player for Mumbai. He made the team IPL champions five times. He also had a lot of experience as a captain in such a situation. Talking to Star Sports on Rohit Sharma’s status in Mumbai, Irfan Pathan said that MS Dhoni’s position in Chennai Super Kings is the same position as Rohit Sharma in Mumbai.
The former India all-rounder said, “Rohit Sharma has a lot of importance in the team. For me, Rohit Sharma has the same importance in Mumbai as MS Dhoni had in Chennai Super Kings. As captain, Rohit built the team with heart and passion.” Sweat. He contributed a lot to the team. He’s always in team meetings.”
Irfan Pathan further said, “He is a brilliant captain. He is the captain of the bowlers. Last year, despite Joffra Archer’s poor form and Bumrah’s absence, Rohit Sharma had a good IPL season as captain.”
Regarding Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, the former all-rounder said, “Well, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma, who have played the role of captain at the international level, then it will be a tough challenge for Hardik. It will not be easy for Hardik.